Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
ISSN 1234-5415 · University of Warsaw Press · Poland
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 57 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean is published by University of Warsaw Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, Ancient Egypt and Archaeology and Archaeology and Historical Studies, together about 52.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The archaeology of ancient civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean, including the Near East and northeastern Africa is at the core of the thematic and territorial scope of this academic journal. Recently, this has been stretched to cover the archaeology of Ethiopia and Tunisia, the Western Mediterranean, Arabia and the Gulf region, and Armenia, reflecting expanding Polish research in these regions. The “chronosphere” remains broad, from the Stone and Bronze Ages in the Near East to the rise of Islam in Africa in the 17th century. The focus is on new research, which includes the newest field discoveries as well as thematic in-depth studies on selected issues of interest to the archaeological community at large. The journal also seeks to fill gaps in unpublished research, inviting articles that revisit old fieldwork still in need of study and presentation. Papers on new documentation methodologies in field archaeology, conservation studies, and archaeological heritage management are also accepted if they are part of or derive from the archaeological presentations in the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)
Editor-in-chief Dorota DzierzbickaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 7 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities22.5%
- Ancient Egypt and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities16.9%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities13.1%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities10.2%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Cultural Heritage Materials AnalysisArts and Humanities3.5%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences2.7%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities2.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q2 | 179/462 | — |
| Archeology | Q2 | 168/388 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Index Copernicus Journals Master List, BazHum
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 583 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | 123 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 115 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 76 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 92 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 223 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
From 2026: CC BY 4.0 International; up to 2025: CC BY 3.0 PL. Model summary
from 2026 – the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0 Int.) license (full text available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en), up to 2025 – the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 PL (CC BY 3.0 PL) license
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access since 2015; content published on the journal's website is available free of charge. Model summary
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean in an open access journal (since 2015) which means that content published on the journal’s website is available free of charge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PAM Editors & peer-review process managers
Dr. Agata CzamaraDr. Mariusz Drzewiecki pam.pcma(at)uw.edu.pl Guest Editors of past volumes Prof. Laurent Chrzanovski, Romania, “Lucian Blaga” State University of Sibiu (2019), orcid.org/0000-0002-1554-6538,Dr. Patryk Chudzik, Poland, PCMA UW (2018), orcid.org/0000-0003-4300-5584,Prof. Michał Gawlikowski, Poland, University of Warsaw (emeritus) (2020),Dr. Amir Golani, Israel, Israel Antiquities Au…
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
- University of Warsaw Press
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, German, French
- ISSN
- 1234-5415
- Print ISSN
- 2083-537X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
How long does peer review take at Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean open access, and what is the APC?
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .