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Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology
ISSN 1556-4894 · eISSN 1556-1828 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 190 days to acceptance (43 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 63% (journal website); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology is published by Taylor & Francis 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 ancient environmental studies, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology, together about 53.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology (JICA) is aimed at archaeologists and other scientists with interests in the archaeology and historical ecology of islands and coastal settings. This quarterly journal publishes original research papers, major review articles, reports, short notes, occasional book reviews, forums of significance, and occasional special issues to a broad international audience. We encourage submissions on a variety of innovative and interdisciplinary topics, including syntheses of particular islands or coastal regions around the world, major methodological and theoretical advances in the study of pre-contact island and coastal societies, and the historical ecology and human ecodynamics of island and coastal environments. JICA provides an international forum for scholars from a variety of disciplines who share a common interest in studying islands, archipelagoes, submerged sites, and coastal regions. It is the goal of the journal to publish high quality, peer-reviewed research papers that contribute to a better understanding of the role islands and coastal regions played in the formative development of human societies across space and over time. Papers addressing Classical and more recent historical contexts, shipwrecks, antiquarian, or archival-based research are generally not considered. Interested authors who are uncertain whether a prospective manuscript fits the journal’s scope or would like to discuss organizing a special issue on a thematic topic of interest to JICA readers are encouraged to contact the editors. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two to four anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Scott M. FitzpatrickPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences24.5%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences17.4%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities12%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences9.3%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.9%
- Isotope Analysis in EcologyEnvironmental Science6%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science3.5%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions3.1%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Anthropological Index Online, CSA – British Humanities Index, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, Elsevier Engineering Information: Geobase, ISIPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.66Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 291OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 66,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 678 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 19 | 7 | 18 |
| 2024 | 31 | 13 | 76 |
| 2023 | 30 | 16 | 101 |
| 2022 | 28 | 10 | 141 |
| 2021 | 37 | 11 | 275 |
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
190 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 252 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 100 days (43 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 287 days
- Sample
- 43 articles with submission and acceptance dates (49 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)
- 63%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 117 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 129 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted7
- forums of significanceThis quarterly journal publishes original research papers, major review articles, reports, short notes, occasional book reviews, forums of significance, and occ…Length not stated
- major review articlesThis quarterly journal publishes original research papers, major review articles, reports, short notes, occasional book reviews, forums of significance, and occ…Length not stated
- occasional book reviewsThis quarterly journal publishes original research papers, major review articles, reports, short notes, occasional book reviews, forums of significance, and occ…Length not stated
- occasional special issuesThis quarterly journal publishes original research papers, major review articles, reports, short notes, occasional book reviews, forums of significance, and occ…Length not stated
- original research papersThis quarterly journal publishes original research papers, major review articles, reports, short notes, occasional book reviews, forums of significance, and occ…Length not stated
- reportsThis quarterly journal publishes original research papers, major review articles, reports, short notes, occasional book reviews, forums of significance, and occ…Length not stated
- short notesThis quarterly journal publishes original research papers, major review articles, reports, short notes, occasional book reviews, forums of significance, and occ…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology 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 d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two to four anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two to four anonymous referees.
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
- 1556-4894
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-1828
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology
What CAS zone is Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Archaeology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology?
Based on the dates recorded on 43 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 190 days (interquartile range 131–252 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 63%. 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 Island & Coastal Archaeology 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 (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .