Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Cambridge Archaeological Journal is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 1 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Archaeology and Rock Art Studies, together about 39.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Published for the McDonald Institute for Archaeological ResearchThe Cambridge Archaeological Journal is a leading international journal for social archaeology. It publishes articles on the archaeology of every region, from the northern latitudes through the global South and even Antarctica, and on every period from the earliest stages of human evolution and cognition through to the archaeology of contemporary cities. CAJ also publishes articles on archaeological theory and empirical discoveries whose significance transcends a specific region. CAJ's articles are distinctive for their focus upon ideas and interpretation; while articles may deal with the archaeology of a specific place or method, they also discuss conceptual aspects to compellingly engage archaeologists working with other materials.As well as individual articles, CAJ periodically publishes special thematic sections. The journal is published four times a year, with articles appearing online in advance as well; it is indexed in leading journal indexes, and has a distinguished editorial board including scholars of international repute. In 2024 the journal became fully Open Access, with OA options for every author. The editor is John Robb.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY

Editor-in-chief John RobbPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 8, United States 7, Canada 1, Australia 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

AHCIScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

it is indexed in leading journal indexesPublisher website

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Impact

CiteScore 2026-06

4.4LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

1.01LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.59LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

84OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

558OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.23OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

5.9%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

87.2%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

48LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

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Publisher

Cambridge University Press

ISSN

0959-7743

Electronic ISSN

1474-0540

Society / sponsor

McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website