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Virtual Archaeology Review
ISSN 1989-9947 · Universidad Politécnica de Valencia · Spain
Virtual Archaeology Review: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Virtual Archaeology Review is published by Universidad Politécnica de Valencia 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 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Archaeological and Historical Studies and Archaeological Research and Protection, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Virtual Archaeology Review (VAR) aims the publication of original papers, interdisciplinary reviews and essays on the new discipline of virtual archaeology, which is continuously evolving and currently on its way to achieve scientific consolidation. In fact, Virtual Archaeology deals with the digital representation of historical heritage objects, buildings and landscapes through 3D acquisition, digital recording and interactive and immersive tools for analysis, interpretation, dissemination and communication purposes by means of multidimensional geometric properties and visual computational modelling. VAR will publish full-length original papers which reflect both current research and practice throughout the world, in order to contribute to the advancement of the new field of virtual archaeology, ranging from new ways of digital recording and documentation, advanced reconstruction and 3D modelling up to cyber-archaeology, virtual exhibitions and serious gaming. Thus acceptable material may emerge from interesting applications as well as from original developments or research. OBJECTIVES: - OFFER researchers working in the field of virtual archaeology and cultural heritage an appropriate editorial frame to publish state-of-the-art research works, as well as theoretical and methodological contributions. - GATHER virtual archaeology progresses achieved as a new international scientific discipline. - ENCOURAGE the publication of the latest, state-of-the-art, significant research and meaningful applications in the field of virtual archaeology. - ENHANCE international connections in the field of virtual archaeology and cultural heritage.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Editor-in-chief José Luis LermaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Spain 11, Italy 6, Germany 2, Brazil 2, Mainland China 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageEarth and Planetary Sciences28.7%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities9.1%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences8.6%
- Conservation Techniques and StudiesArts and Humanities7%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities5.6%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities5.5%
- Archaeology and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences4.8%
- Image Processing and 3D ReconstructionComputer Science3.8%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2072
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2072
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 4,850Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 529 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 88 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 42 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 75 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 291 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 260 |
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
- 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 | EUR 499 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Model summary
The papers and articles published in this journal are subject to the following terms: The authors retain the authorship rights and grant the journal the right of first publication of articles, and encourages and enables reuse of the same under the license specified in point 2. Articles are published in the online edition of the journal under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerives 4…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Policy for the dissemination of content and bibliographies Model summary
Policy for the dissemination of content and bibliographies
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
- Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1989-9947
- Society / sponsor
- Spanish Society of Virtual Archaeology
- 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 Virtual Archaeology Review
What CAS zone is Virtual Archaeology Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Virtual Archaeology Review 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.
What is the impact factor of Virtual Archaeology Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Virtual Archaeology Review?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Virtual Archaeology Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Virtual Archaeology Review based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (11), Italy (6) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Virtual Archaeology Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Virtual Archaeology Review is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Virtual Archaeology Review open access, and what is the APC?
Virtual Archaeology Review 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .