Journal profile
Studia Praehistorica
ISSN 0204-9880 · eISSN 2815-2697 · National Archaeological Institute with Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences · Bulgaria
Studia Praehistorica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studia Praehistorica is published by National Archaeological Institute with Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeological and Geological Studies, Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, together about 79% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Studia Praehistorica (ISSN 0204-9880 Print; ISSN 2815-2697 Online) is a double blind peer-reviewed open access journal published by the National Archaeological Institute with Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NAIM–BAS). It was launched in the late 1970s by Georgi I. Georgiev and Nikolay Y. Merpert as a joint Bulgarian-Soviet journal of prehistory. The first volume 1–2 (1978) included the proceedings of the international symposium on the Varna Cemetery. From 2021, Studia Praehistorica has both print and online open access versions and has been issued regularly, one volume per year. It covers the time span from the Paleolithic to the Early Iron Age in the Balkansand neighboring areas, and also publishes book reviews and debates on topical concerns. The Editors follow a strict double-blind reviewing procedure. Aim and area Language Open access policies Submission and publication charges Submission of manuscripts Peer-review procedure Editorial ethics Plagiarism detection Self-archiving policy / Green OA Repository policy LOCKSS/CLOCKSS archive system Disclosure of funding sources Copyright DOI (Persistent issue and article identifier) Privacy Statement
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Germany 2, United Kingdom 1, France 1, Türkiye 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities31.2%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities26.1%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences21.7%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities8%
- Metallurgy and Cultural ArtifactsSocial Sciences2.9%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities2.2%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences1.5%
- Cultural Heritage Materials AnalysisArts and Humanities1.5%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 48 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure of funding sources
All authors must disclose any funding they got to conduct their research. Disclosure of funding sources respects the funding contribution, satisfies funding requirements, and encourages transparency.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license Model summary
The Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License is applied to all papers published in Studia Praehistorica. It enables users to copy and share the original work without any alterations or commercial use, as long as they give credit to the original source.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policies
Studia Praehistorica is committed to the goals of open research. All articles published by this journal are made immediately available worldwide under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. This means that everyone has free and unlimited access to the full-text of all articles published online in Studia Praehistorica, and that everyone is free to re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review procedure
Peer review policy Model summary
The Editors of Studia Praehistorica follow a double blind peer-review procedure. For publication, each article is reviewed by the editorial team, checked whether the editing requirements were followed and if it is related to the topic of the review. In terms of the scientific content, each article (without the name of the author/s) is sent to two reviewers for evaluation. The comments of reviewers…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism detection
The Editors abide by international anti-plagiarism standards and if there’s any question, will verify the papers for plagiarism before accepting them.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving policy / Green OA
Papers published online in Studia Praehistorica can be deposited in open repositories (e.g. an institutional repository) or in subject repositories. A mention of the source or a web link to the journal will be highly appreciated.
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
- National Archaeological Institute with Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0204-9880
- Electronic ISSN
- 2815-2697
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studia Praehistorica
How long does peer review take at Studia Praehistorica?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Studia Praehistorica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: Author–date. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Studia Praehistorica based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Germany (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Studia Praehistorica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studia Praehistorica is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Studia Praehistorica open access, and what is the APC?
Studia Praehistorica 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .