Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)
Documenta Praehistorica
ISSN 1408-967X · eISSN 1854-2492 · Univerza v Ljubljani · Slovenia
Documenta Praehistorica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Documenta Praehistorica is published by Univerza v Ljubljani. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeological and Geological Studies, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies, together about 76.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Documenta Praehistorica is the only international journal to focus on interdisciplinary research based on Neolithic studies. The main strength of the journal is that it provides an opportunity for the publication of diverse approaches, theories and specific case studies, while maintaining a coherent editorial policy in addressing significant topics and studies relating to the Neolithic and Eurasian prehistory in general. Documenta Praehistorica has thus emerged as a central hub where the richness of different approaches, theories and ideas in contemporary Neolithic studies is easily recognisable.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 9%); most named Slovenia 7, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, Netherlands 1, Russia 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities29.9%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences26.8%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities19.4%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences4.5%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities3%
- Soil and Environmental StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.7%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities1.7%
- Cultural Heritage Materials AnalysisArts and Humanities1.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q1 | 66/462 | 85th |
| Archeology | Q1 | 63/388 | 83rd |
| Anthropology | Q2 | 149/536 | 72nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Sherpa Romeo, CrossRef
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 205OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 645 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 271 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 495 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 489 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 473 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 548 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 611 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- 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-SA | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 15,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted1
- research papersResearch papers and reports are published in English language and worldwide distributed.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright/Licensing: Authors retain copyright; articles licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors are confirming that they are the authors of the submitting article, which will be published (print and online) in journal Documenta Praehistorica by University of Ljubljana Press (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Aškerčeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia). Author’s name will be evident in the article in journal. All d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open Access articles distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Model summary
This is a diamond open-access journal which means that all content is freely available online without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOA…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All articles are single blind peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers.
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
- Univerza v Ljubljani
- Country or region
- Slovenia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1408-967X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1854-2492
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Documenta Praehistorica
How long does peer review take at Documenta Praehistorica?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Documenta Praehistorica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 15,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Documenta Praehistorica based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Slovenia (7), Mainland China (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Documenta Praehistorica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Documenta Praehistorica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Documenta Praehistorica open access, and what is the APC?
Documenta Praehistorica 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: .