Journal profile · ARCHAEOLOGY
Archeologia e Calcolatori
ISSN 1120-6861 · eISSN 2385-1953 · Edizioni All'Insegna del Giglio · Italy
Archeologia e Calcolatori: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 48 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archeologia e Calcolatori is published by Edizioni All'Insegna del Giglio and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History and Archaeological Research and Protection, together about 47.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archeologia e Calcolatori - An international journal in the field of archaeology and information technology Beginnings and aims The first issue of Archeologia e Calcolatori was published in 1990 on the initiative of the Istituto per l'Archeologia Etrusco-Italica (now Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), together with the Dipartimento di Archeologia e Storia delle Arti of the University of Siena. The publisher All'Insegna del Giglio in Florence was chosen due to its long-established experience in publishing archaeology-related journals and books. The new journal was established with the idea of publishing consistently and systematically the results of computer-based research in the field of historical archaeology, offering an up-to-date edition of ongoing projects both in Italy and abroad. Some specific aspects have characterised the journal in the international panorama: the multilingualism, the dialectical relationship between theory and experimentation, the continuous bibliographical updating, and the evaluation of techniques and methods through tangible archaeological results. Editorial organisation From the outset, the aim was to initiate an open and continuous flow of information between different countries, leading to the formation of an international Scientific Committee. Representatives from prominent Italian and foreign institutions with an interest in archaeological computing agreed to join as members. Over time, the committee expanded to include additional specialised members, leading to its current composition. The journal is organised into three distinct parts. The first collects articles concerning theoretical aspects of archaeological computing as well as reports on programmes conducted by dedicated international institutions. The main section contains articles on various computer applications, such as databases, Geographical Information Systems, quantitative methods, expert systems, computer graphics, image processing, multimedia and web tools. Specific attention is also devoted to the automatic processing of documentary sources. The third part of the journal is characterised by book reviews and bibliographic news, with the aim to provide readers with an up-to-date source of documentation. Special thematic issues and Conference Proceedings are also included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Alessandra CaravalePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageEarth and Planetary Sciences18.3%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities18.3%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities8.1%
- Image Processing and 3D ReconstructionComputer Science6.3%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities4.9%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Scimago, ANVUR, SOLAR, CulturaItalia, Europeana, OpenAIRE, AWOL, Peer Community in (PCI-Friendly Journal), OAI-PMH Repository
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 71.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- accepted by another journal
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright; publisher holds print distribution rights Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of their scholarly work, granting usage rights according to the Creative Commons License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 international; publishing and distribution rights of the printed version are granted to the publisher (Edizioni All'Insegna del Giglio s.a.s.).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics Statement agreement required Model summary
All parties involved in the publishing process should agree upon the Publication Ethics Statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright, Article Processing and Submission Charges
Published under Creative Commons License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of their scholarly work, granting usage rights according to the Creative Commons License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 international; publishing and distribution rights of the printed version are granted to the publisher (Edizioni All'Insegna del Giglio s.a.s.). Archeologia e Calcolatori has no article processing and submission charges. The published articles can be downloaded freel…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open Access Initiative supported since 2005 Model summary
In accordance with the Berlin Declaration on Open Access and the terms of the Creative Commons License, users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles for any non-commercial purpose, as long as the original authors and the source are cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review process Model summary
Contributions to Archeologia e Calcolatori are assessed and approved by Editor-in-Chief, the Coordinator of the Scientific Committee and its specialist members, as well as by the members of Conference Scientific/Organising Committees and by expert readers, according to a double-blind peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Articles stored in CNR SOLAR repository Model summary
Articles are also stored in the CNR SOLAR (Scientific Open-access Literature Archive and Repository) database of scientific publications.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Edizioni All'Insegna del Giglio
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, German
- ISSN
- 1120-6861
- Electronic ISSN
- 2385-1953
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archeologia e Calcolatori
What CAS zone is Archeologia e Calcolatori in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archeologia e Calcolatori is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Archaeology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Archeologia e Calcolatori?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Archeologia e Calcolatori?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archeologia e Calcolatori is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Archeologia e Calcolatori open access, and what is the APC?
Archeologia e Calcolatori is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .