Journal profile · Multiple
Rock Art Research
ISSN 0813-0426 · Archaeological Publications
Rock Art Research: CAS Zone 1 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); fully open access; 17 articles a year; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rock Art Research is published by Archaeological Publications and is in Zone 1 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeology and Rock Art Studies and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, together about 52.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Rock Art Research (ISSN: 0813-0426) is devoted to developing theory and methodology for the systematic and rigorous understanding of palaeoart and related phenomena. Emphasis is given to communication across the various disciplines related to the study of global rock art, and to synthesising related subjects around the journal’s focus: the surviving externalisations of early world views. Contributions should be consistent with these general goals. Notes for contributors appear below. All articles submitted will be refereed by peer reviewers. While final responsibility for the acceptance or rejection rests with the editor, responsibility for opinions expressed or data introduced is always the authors’. Selected manuscripts will be sent to commentators and their reviews may be published in order to promote scholarly debate, in which case the author will be invited to respond to these comments. In addition to articles reporting original research or review of significance, the submission of brief reports, conference reports, book reviews and bibliographical entries is also invited. Click here to view the List of Contents of Rock Art Research from the Present to May 1984
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Robert G. BednarikPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences23.9%
- Archaeology and Rock Art StudiesSocial Sciences14.6%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences14.3%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
- Image Processing and 3D ReconstructionComputer Science4.3%
- 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageEarth and Planetary Sciences3.6%
- Australian Indigenous Culture and HistorySocial Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Art | 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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 125 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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 · model-extracted
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 50–100 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- articlesIn addition to articles reporting original research or review of significance, the submission of brief reports, conference reports, book reviews and bibliograph…Length not stated
- bibliographical entriesIn addition to articles reporting original research or review of significance, the submission of brief reports, conference reports, book reviews and bibliograph…Length not stated
- book reviewsIn addition to articles reporting original research or review of significance, the submission of brief reports, conference reports, book reviews and bibliograph…Length not stated
- brief reportapers will be comprehensively refereed. Brief reports must be less than 2000 words long. Spelling and punctuation in this journal follow the Smain text ≤ 2,000 words
- brief reportsIn addition to articles reporting original research or review of significance, the submission of brief reports, conference reports, book reviews and bibliograph…Length not stated
- conference reportsIn addition to articles reporting original research or review of significance, the submission of brief reports, conference reports, book reviews and bibliograph…Length not stated
- research paperNOTES FOR AUTHORS Manuscripts of major research papers should preferably be from 3000 to 8000 words. Longer articles will be considered on the basis of merit.main text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Final responsibility for acceptance or rejection rests with the editor; responsibility for opinions expressed or data introduced is always the authors’. Model summary
While final responsibility for the acceptance or rejection rests with the editor, responsibility for opinions expressed or data introduced is always the authors’.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All articles submitted will be refereed by peer reviewers. Model summary
All articles submitted will be refereed by peer reviewers.
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
- Archaeological Publications
- ISSN
- 0813-0426
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rock Art Research
What CAS zone is Rock Art Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Rock Art Research is in Zone 1 of Arts, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Art / Archaeology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What are the manuscript requirements of Rock Art Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 50–100 words; Keywords: 4–6. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Rock Art Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rock Art Research is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Rock Art Research open access, and what is the APC?
Rock Art Research is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .