Journal profile · Social Sciences-Archeology
Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology
ISSN 2514-8362 · Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom
Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 19 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology is published by Ubiquity Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeological Research and Protection, Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction and 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, together about 42.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JCAA is an open-access journal that focuses on the application and development of digital technologies in archaeology. This rapidly growing field of research is scattered across journals focused upon topics such as period- and region-specific archaeology and specific digital technologies. Accordingly, JCAA's objective is to foster debate about the crucial role of digital technologies within archaeology, and to promote the theoretically informed and interdisciplinary use of digital methods The journal will accept submissions on a wide variety of topics in digital applications to archaeology, including, but not restricted to, 3D modelling, spatial analysis, remote sensing, geophysics, field recording techniques, databases, semantic web, statistics, data mining, simulation modelling, network analysis and digital reconstructions of the past. Papers can be targeted towards scientific research, cultural heritage management and/or public archaeology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Archeology
Editor-in-chief Cesar Gonzalez-PerezPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 3, United States 2, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1, Netherlands 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences22.7%
- Image Processing and 3D ReconstructionComputer Science10.7%
- 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageEarth and Planetary Sciences9.3%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities8.7%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities5.2%
- Archaeology and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences4.4%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
- Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsEngineering4.1%
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 | 39/462 | 91st |
| Archeology | Q1 | 37/388 | 90th |
| Computer Science Applications | Q3 | 566/1022 | 44th |
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: Google Scholar, EBSCO, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, CLOCKSS, 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
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 162 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 228 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 286 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 258 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 255 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 224 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 213 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 593 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 300 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 651 | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- research articleedded materials such as audio or video. Research articles should be no more than 8,500 words in length. This section is peer reviewed. Review Reviews camain text ≤ 8,500 words
- reviewReviews can cover topics such as current controversies or the historical development of studies as well as issues of regional or temporal focus, e.g. commented …main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articlethe relevant body of extant literature. Review articles should be no longer than 5,000 words in length. This section is peer reviewed. Case Study Case smain text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Declaration of AI use
On submission, authors must declare any AI use, e.g. “Language was improved with the assistance of ChatGPT (OpenAI, 2025). The authors take full responsibility for the content.” This should appear at the end of the manuscript. In any case, authors are fully responsible for the contents of their submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing interests
If any of the authors have any competing interests then these must be declared. A short paragraph should be placed before the references. See our guidelines for competing interests. If there are no competing interests to declare then the following statement should be present: The author(s) has/have no competing interests to declare.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data deposition in a preservation repository strongly encouraged. Model summary
In the interests of open scholarship and the reproducibility of results, JCAA strongly encourages all authors to deposit material relating to their publication in a preservation repository.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; journal granted right of first publication under Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms. If a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s): Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available on the PDF format for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holde…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review (if applicable - only for PCI-recommended articles)
Editorial decisions independent of ability to pay APC. Model summary
If your article has been recommended by PCI Archaeology, it should include a Peer Review section with the following statement: "This article has been reviewed & recommended by PCI Archaeology (https://doi.org/10.24072/pci.archaeo.100XXX)"
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
- Ubiquity Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2514-8362
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology
How long does peer review take at Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology?
Authors report an average review time of about 19 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 Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Harvard. 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 Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (3), United States (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .