Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Studii de Preistorie
ISSN 2065-2526 · eISSN 2065-2534 · Romanian Association of Archaeology · Romania
Studii de Preistorie: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studii de Preistorie is published by Romanian Association of Archaeology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies, Archaeological and Geological Studies and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, together about 66.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal is annual and is structured on chapters dedicated especially to prehistoric archaeology, but also on related inter- and pluridisciplinary studies (sedimentology, micromorphology, archaeozoology, anthropology etc.), to which book presentations and reviews are added.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editor-in-chief Raluca KogălniceanuPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities26.4%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities26.4%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences14%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences4.7%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities4.7%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities3.9%
- Archaeology and Rock Art StudiesSocial Sciences3.1%
- Oral History, Memory, Narrative AnalysisArts and Humanities2.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q3 | 1440/1936 | — |
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q4 | 390/462 | — |
| Archeology | Q4 | 331/388 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Central and Eastern European Online Library - C. E. E. O. L., Dyabola, Donau-Archäologie, Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL)
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 43 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Model summary
Studii de Preistorie journal by Asociatia Romana de Arheologie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal. Model summary
Studii de Preistorie is an academic open access journal
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
- Romanian Association of Archaeology
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English, French, German, Romanian
- ISSN
- 2065-2526
- Electronic ISSN
- 2065-2534
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studii de Preistorie
How long does peer review take at Studii de Preistorie?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Which databases index Studii de Preistorie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studii de Preistorie is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Studii de Preistorie open access, and what is the APC?
Studii de Preistorie 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .