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Post-Medieval Archaeology
ISSN 0079-4236 · eISSN 1745-8137 · Taylor & Francis
Post-Medieval Archaeology: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 199 days to acceptance (23 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 35% (journal website); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Post-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 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology, together about 46.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Post-Medieval Archaeology is a bi-annual journal devoted to the study of the material evidence of European society wherever it is found in the world. This fascinating period saw the transition from medieval to industrial society, the foundation of the modern European world on new Renaissance and Reformation values, the shift from collective to individual mentalities, increasing social segregation, new notions of privacy, family, gender and space, global expansion, and revolutions in the modes and scales of production. The journal wishes to foster a multidisciplinary approach to the past, exploiting material, textual, iconographic and scientific evidence, and to engage in the latest theoretical debates. Post-Medieval Archaeology is an international journal, covering a range of subjects, which illustrates the increasingly broad scope of post-medieval archaeology today, including pottery, glass, metalwork, fortifications, vernacular architecture, landscape studies and industrial archaeology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United Kingdom 17, Mainland China 2, United States 2, Australia 2, Sweden 2 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesSocial Sciences22.5%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences15.9%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities8.6%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences7.4%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities6.1%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities5%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities5%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Abstracts in Anthropology, Academic Search Alumini, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Premier, America: History and Life, Bibliography of the History of Art, British and Irish Archaeological Abstracts, Current Abstracts, Genamics JournalSeek, Getty Conservation Institute Project Bibliographies, Historical Abstracts, ISI, Modern Language Association Bibliography, Numismatic Literature, Periodicals Index Online, Repertoire International de la Litterature de l'Art, TOC Premier
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
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 35,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 960 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 16 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023 | 22 | 8 | 29 |
| 2022 | 17 | 5 | 39 |
| 2021 | 23 | 6 | 42 |
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
199 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 14 days – 312 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (23 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 219 days
- Sample
- 23 articles with submission and acceptance dates (27 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)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 112 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Open Select); open access publishing optional. Model summary
Post-Medieval Archaeology 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 a…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0079-4236
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-8137
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 60, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Post-Medieval Archaeology
What CAS zone is Post-Medieval Archaeology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Post-Medieval Archaeology is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Archaeology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Post-Medieval Archaeology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Post-Medieval Archaeology?
Based on the dates recorded on 23 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 199 days (interquartile range 14–312 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35%. 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 Post-Medieval Archaeology based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (17), Mainland China (2) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Post-Medieval Archaeology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Post-Medieval Archaeology is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Post-Medieval Archaeology open access, and what is the APC?
Post-Medieval Archaeology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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: .