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Latin American Antiquity
ISSN 1045-6635 · eISSN 2325-5080 · Cambridge University Press
Latin American Antiquity: CAS Zone 1 · History (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 0.97; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Latin American Antiquity is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 1 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Latin American history and culture and Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, together about 45.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Latin American Antiquity ISSN: 1045-6635 (Print), 2325-5080 (Online) Frequency: 4 issues per year Latin American Antiquity is a quarterly journal that publishes original papers on the archaeology, ethnohistory, and visual culture of Latin America and the Caribbean and all regions in the continental New World that are south of the current U.S.-Mexico border. The journal publishes ARTICLES, REPORTS, and COMMENTS in method and theory, field research, and analysis that use a Latin American database as defined above. The journal accepts and publishes submissions in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 23, Chile 4, Canada 3, United Kingdom 2, Mexico 2 (39 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 Sciences22.6%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities16.1%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences5.9%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Amazonian Archaeology and EthnohistoryArts and Humanities3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 0.97LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 60Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 650OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,275 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 53 | 7 |
| 2025 | 76 | 48 | 30 |
| 2024 | 42 | 26 | 62 |
| 2023 | 80 | 31 | 171 |
| 2022 | 88 | 36 | 269 |
| 2021 | 109 | 44 | 419 |
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
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1045-6635
- Electronic ISSN
- 2325-5080
- Society / sponsor
- Society for American Archaeology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Latin American Antiquity
What CAS zone is Latin American Antiquity in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Latin American Antiquity is in Zone 1 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Archaeology / Anthropology; it is a Top journal. 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 Latin American Antiquity?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.97; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 79.
Where are the editorial board members of Latin American Antiquity based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (23), Chile (4) and Canada (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Latin American Antiquity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Latin American Antiquity is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Latin American Antiquity open access, and what is the APC?
Latin American Antiquity is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .