Journal rankings · indicator year 2014
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Subfield ranking · 2014
Archeology journal rankings 2014
55 ranked journals · Subfield in Arts and Humanities
Archeology has 55 ranked journals in 2014. The median OJR rose 0.20 on 2013 to 0.87, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.37. The top three are Trabajos de Prehistoria, International Journal of Heritage Studies, and Journal of Forensic Dental Sciences.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2014. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2011–2013, the window the 2014 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Arts and Humanities (13)
55 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2013. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2011–2013, the window the 2014 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2011–2013 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2005 to 2014. | Compare |
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1Trabajos de PrehistoriaOASpanish National Research Council · Spain | 4.33Q1 | 0.85 0.11 down from 2013 | 67 | 100% | — | ||
2International Journal of Heritage StudiesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.80Q1 | 1.24 0.21 up from 2013 | 180 | 14% | — | ||
3Journal of Forensic Dental SciencesOAMedknow · India | 2.75Q1 | 1.07 0.13 down from 2013 | 66 | 100% | — | ||
4Journal of African ArchaeologyBrill · Germany | 2.69Q1 | 1.05 0.36 up from 2013 | 45 | 11% | — | ||
5Journal of Cultural HeritageElsevier BV · France | 2.45Q1 | 1.61 0.05 down from 2013 | 333 | 19% | $3,380 | ||
6Heritage ScienceOASpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 2.31Q1 | 1.37no 2013 value | 35 | 100% | $2,090 | — | |
7Journal of Archaeological ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.30Q1 | 2.80 0.26 up from 2013 | 1,191 | 22% | $4,040 | ||
8Public ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.07Q1 | 0.39 0.11 down from 2013 | 52 | 21% | — | ||
9American Journal of Physical AnthropologyWiley · United States | 2.04Q1 | 2.80 0.46 down from 2013 | 599 | 18% | $4,200 | ||
10Archaeological and Anthropological SciencesSpringer Nature · Germany | 1.61Q1 | 1.77 0.35 up from 2013 | 123 | 15% | $3,990 | ||
11Journal of Mediterranean ArchaeologySheffield Academic Press · United Kingdom | 1.43Q1 | 0.33 0.05 up from 2013 | 61 | 0% | — | ||
12ArchaeometryWiley · United Kingdom | 1.41Q1 | 1.34 0.07 down from 2013 | 250 | 15% | $3,350 | ||
13American Journal of ArchaeologyArchaeological Institute of America · United States | 1.37Q1 | 0.64 0.24 up from 2013 | 167 | 69% | — | ||
14International Journal of Legal MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.37Q1 | 2.80 0.07 up from 2013 | 395 | 18% | $4,590 | ||
15Oxford Journal of ArchaeologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.36Q2 | 1.00 0.02 down from 2013 | 67 | 22% | $2,840 | ||
16Conservation and Management of Archaeological SitesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.32Q2 | 0.56 0.15 up from 2013 | 85 | 16% | — | ||
17Arabian archaeology and epigraphyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.30Q2 | 0.66 0.18 down from 2013 | 60 | 17% | $2,820 | ||
18International Journal of OsteoarchaeologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.27Q2 | 1.04 0.08 down from 2013 | 235 | 15% | $4,220 | ||
19International Journal of PaleopathologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.27Q2 | 1.21 0.64 down from 2013 | 110 | 22% | $2,710 | ||
20ComplutumOAServicio de Publicaciones · Spain | 1.24Q2 | 0.24 0.18 up from 2013 | 69 | 100% | — | ||
21Heritage & SocietyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.12Q2 | 0.52 0.33 up from 2013 | 49 | 11% | — | ||
22Studies in ConservationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.00Q2 | 0.63 0.34 up from 2013 | 127 | 9% | — | ||
23The International Journal of Nautical ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.99Q2 | 0.50 0.30 up from 2013 | 192 | 10% | $2,500 | ||
24Journal of Maritime ArchaeologySpringer Nature · United States | 0.97Q2 | 0.44 0.06 up from 2013 | 47 | 0% | $3,290 | ||
25Internet ArchaeologyOAUniversity of York · United Kingdom | 0.96Q2 | 0.75 0.36 up from 2013 | 59 | 100% | $1,103 | ||
26International Journal of Cultural PropertyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.95Q2 | 0.34 0.04 down from 2013 | 113 | 41% | $3,550 | ||
27LevantRoutledge · United Kingdom | 0.89Q2 | 0.93 0.51 up from 2013 | 43 | 13% | — | ||
28The Annual of the British School at AthensCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.87Q2 | 0.42 0.21 up from 2013 | 41 | 16% | $3,550 | ||
29Legal MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.86Q3 | 1.90 0.28 up from 2013 | 205 | 5% | $3,540 | ||
30HOMOOAElsevier BV · Germany | 0.86Q3 | 0.83 0.42 down from 2013 | 157 | 5% | $1,800 | ||
31The Historic Environment Policy & PracticeTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.83Q3 | 0.25 0.02 up from 2013 | 89 | 14% | — | ||
32Forensic Science Medicine and PathologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.79Q3 | 1.38 0.03 up from 2013 | 280 | 20% | $2,790 | ||
33ArchaeofaunaOAAutonomous University of Madrid · Spain | 0.76Q3 | 0.43 0.31 down from 2013 | 39 | 94% | — | ||
34Landscape JournalUniversity of Wisconsin Press · United States | 0.75Q3 | 0.37 0.02 down from 2013 | 67 | 10% | — | ||
35Australian Journal of Forensic SciencesTaylor & Francis · Australia | 0.72Q3 | 0.88 0.10 down from 2013 | 138 | 12% | — | ||
36MéditerranéePresses Universitaires de Provence · France | 0.70Q3 | 0.59 0.44 up from 2013 | 143 | 85% | — | ||
37Egyptian Journal of Forensic SciencesOASpringer Nature · Egypt | 0.67Q3 | 1.00 0.58 up from 2013 | 82 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
38AnthropozoologicaFrance | 0.63Q3 | 0.48 0.22 up from 2013 | 73 | 56% | — | ||
39Anthropological ScienceOAJapan | 0.62Q3 | 1.03 0.35 up from 2013 | 62 | 77% | — | ||
40Restaurator International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival MaterialDe Gruyter · Germany | 0.60Q3 | 0.38 0.06 up from 2013 | 49 | 5% | $0 listed | ||
41Praehistorische ZeitschriftDe Gruyter · Germany | 0.56Q3 | 0.11 0.32 down from 2013 | 71 | 30% | $2,712 | ||
42Mediterranean Archaeology & Archaeometry. International Journal/Mediterranean archaeology and archaeometry. International scientific journalOAUniversity of the Aegean · Greece | 0.55Q3 | 0.47 0.01 down from 2013 | 30 | 100% | — | ||
43Ge-conservacionOAGrupo Español del IIC · Spain | 0.53Q4 | 0.20 0.01 up from 2013 | 109 | 100% | — | ||
44Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica - Natural Sciences in ArchaeologyOAArcheologické centrum Olomouc · Czechia | 0.46Q4 | 0.43 0.19 up from 2013 | 50 | 100% | — | ||
45Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d anthropologie de ParisOASpringer Science+Business Media · France | 0.44Q4 | 0.17 0.20 down from 2013 | 61 | 62% | — | ||
46Time and MindTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.44Q4 | 0.36 0.07 down from 2013 | 110 | 11% | — | ||
47PaléorientFrance | 0.42Q4 | 0.38 0.19 down from 2013 | 69 | 9% | — | ||
48Archaeology InternationalOAUbiquity Press · United Kingdom | 0.40Q4 | 0.23 0.04 up from 2013 | 63 | 100% | — | ||
49Documenta PraehistoricaOALjubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts · Slovenia | 0.34Q4 | 0.47 0.11 up from 2013 | 90 | 100% | — | ||
50Anthropologischer AnzeigerE. Schweizerbart · Germany | 0.32Q4 | 0.43 0.24 down from 2013 | 92 | 6% | — |
Subfields of Arts and Humanities, with Archeology highlighted.
- Language and Linguistics123
- Philosophy79
- Archeology55
- Literature and Literary Theory50
- History and Philosophy of Science27
- Music25
- Conservation20
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts18
- Museology17
- History8
- Classics0
- General Arts and Humanities0
- Religious studies0
Journals
Citations made in 2014. Corpus-wide, 77.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
24 additional Archeology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2011–2013, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2014. Publication window: 2011–2013. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 55
- Window papers (baseline)
- 50,224 +6.8% from indicator year 2011
- Median OJR
- 0.87 +8.3% from indicator year 2011
- Rising journals (2025)
- 2
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2011–2013 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 40 | 38 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 49 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 70 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 28,150 | 29,351 | 31,180 | 32,606 | 33,452 | 34,638 | 36,035 | 38,276 | 40,334 | 43,255 | 45,189 | 47,029 | 47,777 | 48,865 | 50,224 | 51,529 | 54,215 | 56,281 | 58,325 | 59,444 | 60,956 | 61,631 | 61,122 | 57,924 | 56,045 | 56,052 | |
| Median OJR | 0.474 | 0.42 | 0.58 | 0.36 | 0.470 | 0.50 | 0.65 | 0.636 | 0.644 | 0.62 | 0.70 | 0.801 | 0.729 | 0.67 | 0.87 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 1.07 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.99 | 0.814 | 0.797 | 0.810 | 0.72 | 0.726 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.