Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)
Vestnik Archeologii, Antropologii i Etnografii
ISSN 1811-7465 · eISSN 2071-0437 · Tyumen Scientific Centre of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences · Russian Federation
Vestnik Archeologii, Antropologii i Etnografii: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 75 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vestnik Archeologii, Antropologii i Etnografii is published by Tyumen Scientific Centre of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 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 43.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
"Vestnik Arheologii, Antropologii i Etnografii" publishes research, theoretical, and informational works on archaeology, anthropology, ethnography, and related disciplines. The main sections "Archaeology," "Anthropology," and "Ethnology" include both analytical works and articles representing comprehensive publications of materials from specific archaeological sites, anthropological series, and ethnographic collections. The journal is aimed at professional scholars�archaeologists, university professors, and historians of material culture. Articles based on the analysis of materials obtained as a result of legal archaeological work (based on an open sheet as a special permit from government agencies) or stored in the State Museum Fund are accepted for publication. The journal considers amateur collecting of antiquities as an activity contrary to the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage, Russian legislation, and concepts of ethics in science. The "Archaeology" section publishes articles devoted to the characteristics of the sites and cultures of Northern Eurasia from the Stone Age to the Modern Period inclusive. The published studies are devoted to the examination of various aspects of ancient societies � paleoeconomics, paleoecology, social processes, historical and cultural ties, and problems of dating monuments. Some publications are based on the study of archaeological artifacts using interdisciplinary methods of the natural and technical sciences. The "Anthropology" section publishes articles on craniology, odontology, osteometry, paleopathology; Articles prepared using interdisciplinary methods in anthropology, including paleogenetics, paleodemography, and population structure, are considered. The "Ethnography" section prioritizes works on ethnological and socio-anthropological topics, and includes materials from interdisciplinary research (historical-ethnographic, cultural-anthropological, and ethnosociological), as well as articles devoted to theoretical and methodological issues on the topics of identity, ethnic history, intercultural interaction, life support, adaptation processes, migration, religion, and historical and cultural heritage. Some issues of the journal include "Reviews" and "Chronicle" sections.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)
Editor-in-chief V.A. ZakhPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities22.8%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities11.1%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences9.6%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences8.1%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities5.9%
- Metallurgy and Cultural ArtifactsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences4.2%
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q2 | 153/462 | 66th |
| Archeology | Q2 | 145/388 | 62nd |
| Anthropology | Q3 | 272/536 | 49th |
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: RSCI, CrossRef
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,518 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 54 | 91 |
| 2025 | 75 | 75 | 181 |
| 2024 | 77 | 77 | 182 |
| 2023 | 80 | 80 | 203 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | 200 |
| 2021 | 84 | 84 | 192 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | |
| 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)
Article types accepted1
- research articles"Vestnik Arheologii, Antropologii i Etnografii" publishes research, theoretical, and informational works on archaeology, anthropology, ethnography, and related …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Immediate open access according to its Open Access policy. Model summary
The Journal provides immediate open access to its content according to its Open Access policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All submitted manuscripts undergo mandatory plagiarism testing. Model summary
All manuscripts submitted to the Vestnik Arheologii, Antropologii i Etnografii journal undergo mandatory testing for plagiarism.
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
- Tyumen Scientific Centre of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 1811-7465
- Electronic ISSN
- 2071-0437
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Vestnik Archeologii, Antropologii i Etnografii
How long does peer review take at Vestnik Archeologii, Antropologii i Etnografii?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Vestnik Archeologii, Antropologii i Etnografii?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vestnik Archeologii, Antropologii i Etnografii is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Vestnik Archeologii, Antropologii i Etnografii open access, and what is the APC?
Vestnik Archeologii, Antropologii i Etnografii 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: .