Journal profile · ARCHAEOLOGY
Bulletin de la Societe Prehistorique Francaise
ISSN 0249-7638 · eISSN 1760-7361 · Societe Prehistorique Francaise
Bulletin de la Societe Prehistorique Francaise: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin de la Societe Prehistorique Francaise is published by Societe Prehistorique Francaise 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 Geological Studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies, together about 49.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publié sans interruption depuis 1904, le Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française est la plus importante revue de Préhistoire française. Il publie des articles originaux de Préhistoire, depuis le Paléolithique jusqu’au premier Âge du Fer.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities18.6%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences18.4%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities12.5%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences7.7%
- Philosophy and Social TheorySocial Sciences5.8%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities4.8%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities3.7%
- Diverse Cultural and Historical StudiesSocial Sciences2.9%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 503OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,489 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22 | 13 | 14 |
| 2021 | 32 | 12 | 60 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Societe Prehistorique Francaise
- ISSN
- 0249-7638
- Electronic ISSN
- 1760-7361
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin de la Societe Prehistorique Francaise
What CAS zone is Bulletin de la Societe Prehistorique Francaise in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin de la Societe Prehistorique Francaise is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Archaeology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Bulletin de la Societe Prehistorique Francaise?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin de la Societe Prehistorique Francaise is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Bulletin de la Societe Prehistorique Francaise open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin de la Societe Prehistorique Francaise is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .