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Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica-Natural Sciences in Archaeology
ISSN 1804-848X · eISSN 2336-1220 · Archaeological Centre Olomouc
Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica-Natural Sciences in Archaeology: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica-Natural Sciences in Archaeology is published by Archaeological Centre Olomouc and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies and Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The focus of Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica – Natural Sciences in Archaeology is the ongoing cooperation of archaeology with the natural sciences and other disciplines. The journal’s interests include bioarchaeology (archaeobotany, archaeozoology, archaeogenetics and anthropology), geoarchaeology (geochemistry, micromorphology, petrography, material analyses, environmental reconstruction), dating methods in archaeology and other fields such as computational archaeology, digital documentation etc. We publish contributions that aim to solve archaeological questions utilizing the methods of the natural sciences and other fields.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences19.6%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities10%
- Image Processing and 3D ReconstructionComputer Science8.1%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities7%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences6.4%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences5.8%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities5.3%
- Cultural Heritage Materials AnalysisArts and Humanities5.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | 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
Web of ScienceERICERIH PLUSPublisher website
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 283 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 25 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 23 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 35 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 50–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 20,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- reviewAll submissions must undergo a review process. Submitted manuscripts are presented by the Executive Editor to the Editorial Board, which appoints two reviewers,…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright
Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license for all published articles Model summary
IANSA is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available 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 BOAI definition …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review process
Peer reviewed, publishes only in British English Model summary
All submissions must undergo a review process. Submitted manuscripts are presented by the Executive Editor to the Editorial Board, which appoints two reviewers, and decides whether to accept or refuse the submission. The review process is unilaterally anonymous. Peer-reviews are forwarded to the author immediately after receipt at the editorial office via the electronic editorial system. The autho…
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
- Archaeological Centre Olomouc
- ISSN
- 1804-848X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2336-1220
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica-Natural Sciences in Archaeology
What CAS zone is Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica-Natural Sciences in Archaeology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica-Natural Sciences in Archaeology is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Anthropology / Archaeology / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary / History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What are the manuscript requirements of Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica-Natural Sciences in Archaeology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 50–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 20,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Optional. 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.
Which databases index Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica-Natural Sciences in Archaeology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica-Natural Sciences in Archaeology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, ERIC and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica-Natural Sciences in Archaeology open access, and what is the APC?
Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica-Natural Sciences in Archaeology 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: .