Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)
Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage
ISSN 2051-8196 · eISSN 2051-820X · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 361 days to acceptance (21 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 34% (journal website); 8 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 11, Issue 3-4): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage and Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies, together about 74.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage is a new journal intended for participants, volunteers, practitioners, and academics involved in the many projects and practices broadly defined as ‘community archaeology’. This is intended to include the excavation, management, stewardship or presentation of archaeological and heritage resources that include major elements of community participation, collaboration, or outreach. The journal recognises the growing interest in voluntary activism in archaeological research and interpretation, and seeks to create a platform for discussion about the efficacy and importance of such work as well as a showcase for the dissemination of community archaeology projects (which might offer models of best practice for others). By inviting papers relating to theory and practice from across the world, the journal seeks to demonstrate both the diversity of community archaeology and its commonalities in process and associated theory. We seek contributions from members of the voluntary sector as well as those involved in archaeological practice and academia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, United Kingdom 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities29.5%
- Archaeology and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences27.8%
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesSocial Sciences17.4%
- Cultural Identity and HeritageArts and Humanities6.7%
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities3.1%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences3%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences1.9%
- Archaeology and Rock Art StudiesSocial Sciences1.9%
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 | 45/462 | 90th |
| Archeology | Q1 | 42/388 | 89th |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Anthropological Literature (Online)Publisher 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
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.32Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 32,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 286 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 211 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 203 |
| 2024 | 15 | 3 | 256 |
| 2023 | 10 | 7 | 238 |
| 2022 | 23 | 11 | 197 |
| 2021 | 21 | 7 | 176 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
361 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 128 days – 667 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 133 days (21 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 582 days
- Sample
- 21 articles with submission and acceptance dates (21 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Open Select publishing program) Model summary
Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2051-8196
- Electronic ISSN
- 2051-820X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 3-4 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage
How long does peer review take at Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage?
Based on the dates recorded on 21 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 361 days (interquartile range 128–667 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 34%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .