Journal profile · ARCHAEOLOGY
Public Archaeology
ISSN 1465-5187 · eISSN 1753-5530 · Taylor & Francis
Public Archaeology: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; median 194 days to acceptance (13 articles, last 24 months); 9 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Public 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 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, Archaeological Research and Protection and Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies, together about 50.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology and Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Taylor & Francis publishes knowledge and specialty research spanning humanities, social sciences, science and technology, engineering, medicine and healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities21.2%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences15.5%
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesSocial Sciences13.7%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences11.9%
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities7.4%
- Anthropology: Ethics, History, CultureSocial Sciences3.5%
- Archaeology and Rock Art StudiesSocial Sciences2.8%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences2.3%
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | 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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 160OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 776 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| 2023 | 16 | 6 | 17 |
| 2022 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 | 33 |
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
194 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 151 days – 255 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 50 days (14 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 247 days
- Sample
- 13 articles with submission and acceptance dates (24 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".
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.
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
- 1465-5187
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-5530
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Public Archaeology
What CAS zone is Public Archaeology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Public 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.
How long does peer review take at Public Archaeology?
Based on the dates recorded on 13 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 194 days (interquartile range 151–255 days). 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 Public Archaeology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Public Archaeology is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Public Archaeology open access, and what is the APC?
Public 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: .