Journal profile · ARCHAEOLOGY
SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN
ISSN 0038-1969 · South African Archaeological Society
SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN is published by South African Archaeological Society and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeology and Rock Art Studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, together about 51.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology and Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeology and Rock Art StudiesSocial Sciences24.4%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences16.8%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences3.3%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences3.2%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 3 |
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
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 737OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- South African Archaeological Society
- ISSN
- 0038-1969
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN
What CAS zone is SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 3 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.
Which databases index SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN is indexed in Scopus.
Is SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN open access, and what is the APC?
SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .