Journal profile

Kapata Arkeologi

ISSN 1858-4101 · eISSN 2503-0876 · Balai Arkeologi Maluku · Indonesia

Kapata Arkeologi: fully open access; no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 73 articles in 2025.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartile—No CiteScore rank
Review timeabout 16 weeksCommunity average
APCNo APCFully open access
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year732025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Kapata Arkeologi is published by Balai Arkeologi Maluku. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia and Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, together about 41.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cultural Studies and Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

ISSN: 1858-4101 E-ISSN: 2503-0876 DOI Prefix (Old Series): 10.24832 / Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kemdikbud DOI Prefix (New Series): 10.55981/kapata / Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN-Indonesia) Citation Analysis : Scopus | G Scholar Kapata Arkeologi has been accredited by Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) number: 678/Akred/P2MI-LIPI/07/2015 since July 15, 2015 to August 31, 2018. Then re-accredited by LIPI in 2018 as part of the transition to RISTEK - BRIN accreditation, number: 21/E/KPT/2018. Valid from July 2016 thru July 2023. Kapata Arkeologi has been also accredited by Ministry of Research and Technology / National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia (RISTEK - BRIN) number: 51/E/KPT/2017 since December 4, 2017. Valid thru: December 2022. At present, Kapata Arkeologi is no longer accredited but we remain committed to improving the quality and development of the journal in the future. Kapata Arkeologi is an open-access journal, reviewed and assessed according to strict scientific principles, and meets international publication standards. We invite scientific contributions from Archaeology, History, and Anthropology, covering the Asia-Pacific and Australia regions. Articles can be original research, theoretical studies, or conceptual ideas, which can contribute to the existing international literature. We prioritise studies that include but are not limited to various topics such as: environmental archaeology, environmental history, maritime archaeology, maritime networks, human migration, archaeological landscapes, cultural heritage, local wisdom, and other related topics. Work can also be interdisciplinary, in nature and contribute to the understanding of human interactions with their environment in the context of prehistoric and historical periods. Kapata Arkeologi is published by the Research Center for Environmental Archaeology, Maritime Archaeology and Cultural Sustainability - National Research and Innovation Agency, and is published biannually in July and December. We welcome the opportunity to publish special issues upon request. Special issues are possible on certain themes, are developing, or are often under-researched. Every article submitted to Kapata Arkeologi will not be charged an “Article Processing Fee”. This includes submission, review, editing, publishing, maintenance and archiving, and access to the full text of the article.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Editor-in-chief Syahruddin MansyurPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 24, Japan 2, Singapore 2, Philippines 2, United States 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences18.5%
  2. Cultural and Religious Practices in IndonesiaSocial Sciences12.7%
  3. Archaeology and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences10.3%
  4. Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities6.8%
  5. Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences6.8%
  6. Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences5.8%
  7. Architectural and Urban StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
  8. Archaeology and Rock Art StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%

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.

Database indexing

Indexed in: no record yet.

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

ScopusPublisher website

Other: Google Scholar, G Scholar

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

h-index
10OpenAlex ·
i10-index
13OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 342 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
20260020
2025737337
20240044
20230074
20223373
2021101089

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 16 weeksLetPub ·
Peer review
Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub

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 accessOpenAlex

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
LetPubNo APCNo—
Publisher websiteNo APC——

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 accepted3
  1. conceptual ideasArticles can be original research, theoretical studies, or conceptual ideas, which can contribute to the existing international literature.Length not stated
  2. original researchArticles can be original research, theoretical studies, or conceptual ideas, which can contribute to the existing international literature.Length not stated
  3. theoretical studiesArticles can be original research, theoretical studies, or conceptual ideas, which can contribute to the existing international literature.Length not stated
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
License & copyright

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license Model summary

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Open access

Open access journal Model summary

Kapata Arkeologi is an open-access journal, reviewed and assessed according to strict scientific principles, and meets international publication standards.

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
Balai Arkeologi Maluku
Country or region
Indonesia
Language
Indonesian
ISSN
1858-4101
Electronic ISSN
2503-0876
Latest issue on the website
Volume 18 (2025)
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Kapata Arkeologi

How long does peer review take at Kapata Arkeologi?

Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Kapata Arkeologi based?

Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (24), Japan (2) and Singapore (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.

Which databases index Kapata Arkeologi?

The journal's website lists Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.

Is Kapata Arkeologi open access, and what is the APC?

Kapata Arkeologi is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .