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Medieval Archaeology
ISSN 0076-6097 · eISSN 1745-817X · Taylor & Francis
Medieval Archaeology: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medieval Archaeology is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 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, Historical and Archaeological Studies and Medieval Literature and History, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Medieval Archaeology is our internationally-respected peer-reviewed journal. We publish two issues a year and members of the society receive a print copy as well as access to the online version.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences13.7%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities11.6%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities7.8%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities7.3%
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities6.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.5%
- Historical Architecture and UrbanismArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 254OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,033 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 43 | 8 | 11 |
| 2024 | 50 | 12 | 34 |
| 2023 | 79 | 12 | 80 |
| 2022 | 18 | 8 | 90 |
| 2021 | 15 | 3 | 53 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0076-6097
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-817X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medieval Archaeology
What CAS zone is Medieval Archaeology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medieval Archaeology is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Archaeology / Medieval & Renaissance Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Medieval Archaeology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medieval Archaeology is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Medieval Archaeology open access, and what is the APC?
Medieval Archaeology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .