Journal profile · ARCHAEOLOGY
Journal of African Archaeology
ISSN 1612-1651 · eISSN 2191-5784 · Africa Magna Verlag
Journal of African Archaeology: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of African Archaeology is published by Africa Magna Verlag and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeology and Rock Art Studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, together about 37% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology and Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeology and Rock Art StudiesSocial Sciences16.4%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences12%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences8.6%
- African Studies and GeopoliticsSocial Sciences8.6%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences8.6%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences5.6%
- Ancient Egypt and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities5.3%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 2 |
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)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 167OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 455 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 17 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 18 |
| 2023 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
| 2022 | 16 | 7 | 61 |
| 2021 | 18 | 7 | 83 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check 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.
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
- Africa Magna Verlag
- ISSN
- 1612-1651
- Electronic ISSN
- 2191-5784
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of African Archaeology
What CAS zone is Journal of African Archaeology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of African Archaeology is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 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 Journal of African Archaeology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of African Archaeology is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of African Archaeology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of African Archaeology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .