Journal profile · ARCHAEOLOGY
Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History
ISSN 0023-1940 · eISSN 2051-6177 · Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society
Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 148 days to acceptance (11 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 68% (journal website); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History is published by Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society and is in Zone 4 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, Archaeology and Natural History and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, together about 55.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
KIVA is the leading refereed serial publication in the archaeology, anthropology, and history of the American Southwest and northern Mexico. Past issues have been devoted to such topics as: the pottery village of Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua; Anasazi origins; and the Archaic-Formative transition in the Tucson Basin. It is the official journal of the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS), the AAHS was founded in 1916 and it is a nonprofit, educational organization affiliated with the Arizona State Museum. It provides a forum for professionals in archaeology and related fields as well as the general public to share their common interests and enthusiasm for the Southwest’s rich cultural history.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences25.7%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences20.6%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences9%
- Archaeology and Rock Art StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities4.7%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Abstracts in Anthropology, America: History and Life, Anthropological Index Online, Anthropological Literature, Anthropology Plus, Bibliography of Native North Americans, European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH)
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
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.74Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 341OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 16,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,702 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 29 | 5 | 23 |
| 2023 | 40 | 3 | 44 |
| 2022 | 32 | 3 | 44 |
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | 77 |
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
148 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 194 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 49 days (11 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 11 articles with submission and acceptance dates (48 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)
- 68%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 57 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 (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
KIVA 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 discoverability and readership of your…
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
- Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society
- ISSN
- 0023-1940
- Electronic ISSN
- 2051-6177
- Society / sponsor
- Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 92, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History
What CAS zone is Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 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 Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History?
Based on the dates recorded on 11 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 148 days (interquartile range 111–194 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 68%. 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.
Which databases index Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History open access, and what is the APC?
Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .