Journal profile · ARCHAEOLOGY
Journal of Open Archaeology Data
ISSN 2049-1565 · Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom
Journal of Open Archaeology Data: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 21 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Open Archaeology Data is published by Ubiquity Press 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, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Archaeological Research and Protection, together about 37.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JOAD publishes data papers, which do not contain research results but rather a concise description of a dataset, and where to find it. Papers will only be accepted for datasets that authors agree to make freely available in a public repository. This means that they have been deposited in a data repository under an open licence (such as a Creative Commons Zero licence), and are therefore freely available to anyone with an internet connection, anywhere in the world. A data paper is a publication that is designed to make other researchers aware of data that is of potential use to them. As such it describes the methods used to create the dataset, its structure, its reuse potential, and a link to its location in a repository. It is important to note that a data paper does not replace a research article, but rather complements it. When mentioning the data behind a study, a research paper should reference the data paper for further details. The data paper similarly should contain references to any research papers associated with the dataset. Any kind of archaeological data is acceptable, including for example: geophysical data; quantitative or qualitative data; images; notebooks; excavation data, software, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 7, United States 6, Italy 3, Spain 2, Canada 2 (24 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 Sciences23.2%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences7.4%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences7.1%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities7.1%
- Image Processing and 3D ReconstructionComputer Science6.5%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities5.6%
- Cultural Heritage Materials AnalysisArts and Humanities4.3%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
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 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)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 ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Dimensions, 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 138 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 2 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 16 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 33 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 52 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 58 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 92 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 374 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | GBP 350 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 385 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- GBP 385
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 accepted2, with length limits
- data paperere. Start Submission Publication Types Data papers Maximum of 5000 words, including bibliography. This section is peer reviewed. Autmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- data papersPublication Types Data papers Maximum of 5000 words, including bibliography. This section is peer reviewed.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright: Authors retain copyright, CC-BY 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 (CC-BY) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the …
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 ·
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
- 2049-1565
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Open Archaeology Data
What CAS zone is Journal of Open Archaeology Data in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Open Archaeology Data is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Open Archaeology Data?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 12.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Open Archaeology Data?
Authors report an average review time of about 21 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Open Archaeology Data based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (7), United States (6) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Open Archaeology Data?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Open Archaeology Data is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Open Archaeology Data open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Open Archaeology Data 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .