Journal profile · ARCHAEOLOGY
Archivo Espanol de Arqueologia
ISSN 0066-6742 · eISSN 1988-3110 · Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · Spain
Archivo Espanol de Arqueologia: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archivo Espanol de Arqueologia is published by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 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 Archaeological and Historical Studies, Medieval Architecture and Archaeology and Archaeological and Geological Studies, together about 67.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archivo Español de Arqueología es una revista científica publicada por el CSIC, editada en el Instituto de Historia del CCHS, que publica trabajos de Arqueología, con atención a sus fuentes materiales, literarias, epigráficas o numismáticas. Tiene como campo de interés las culturas del ámbito mediterráneo y europeo desde la Protohistoria a la Alta Edad Media, flexiblemente abierto a realidades culturales próximas y tiempos fronterizos.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities32.7%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities21.5%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities13.1%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities8.4%
- Historical Studies of Medieval IberiaArts and Humanities3.8%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
- Classical Studies and Legal HistoryArts and Humanities3.6%
- Historical and Architectural StudiesArts and Humanities1.7%
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)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.11Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 911 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 19 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 22 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 65 |
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 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- artículosArtículos, dentro de los que tendrán cabida reflexiones y análisis de carácter general sobre temas de carácter general o específicosLength not stated
- noticiarioNoticiario, para contribuciones más breves sobre novedades especialmente relevantes en la investigación arqueológicaLength not stated
- recensionesy RecensionesLength not stated
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
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0066-6742
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-3110
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archivo Espanol de Arqueologia
What CAS zone is Archivo Espanol de Arqueologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archivo Espanol de Arqueologia 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.
What is the impact factor of Archivo Espanol de Arqueologia?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Archivo Espanol de Arqueologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 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 Archivo Espanol de Arqueologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archivo Espanol de Arqueologia is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Archivo Espanol de Arqueologia open access, and what is the APC?
Archivo Espanol de Arqueologia 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .