Journal rankings · indicator year 2016
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Subfield ranking · 2016
Archeology journal rankings 2016
62 ranked journals · Subfield in Arts and Humanities
Archeology has 62 ranked journals in 2016. The median journal has an OJR of 0.83, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.04 on 2015; Q1 starts at OJR 1.53. The top three are International Journal of Heritage Studies, Heritage & Society, and Journal of Forensic Dental Sciences.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2016. 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 2013–2015, the window the 2016 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)
62 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 2015. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2013–2015, the window the 2016 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2013–2015 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 2007 to 2016. | Compare |
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1International Journal of Heritage StudiesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.04Q1 | 1.52 0.20 down from 2015 | 115 | 23% | — | ||
2Heritage & SocietyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.76Q1 | 1.38 0.13 up from 2015 | 37 | 24% | — | ||
3Journal of Forensic Dental SciencesOAMedknow · India | 3.61Q1 | 1.54 0.06 up from 2015 | 97 | 100% | — | ||
4Journal of African ArchaeologyBrill · Germany | 3.59Q1 | 1.35 0.55 up from 2015 | 30 | 14% | — | ||
5Journal of Archaeological ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.25Q1 | 3.51 0.31 up from 2015 | 975 | 43% | $4,040 | ||
6Trabajos de PrehistoriaOASpanish National Research Council · Spain | 2.73Q1 | 0.85 0.08 up from 2015 | 62 | 100% | — | ||
7Journal of Maritime ArchaeologySpringer Nature · United States | 2.58Q1 | 1.11 0.22 up from 2015 | 45 | 19% | $3,290 | ||
8Journal of Cultural HeritageElsevier BV · France | 2.53Q1 | 1.97 0.14 up from 2015 | 315 | 23% | $3,380 | ||
9Heritage ScienceOASpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 2.49Q1 | 2.01 0.15 up from 2015 | 105 | 100% | $2,090 | ||
10Journal of Mediterranean ArchaeologySheffield Academic Press · United Kingdom | 2.32Q1 | 1.48 0.22 up from 2015 | 40 | 8% | — | ||
11Arabian archaeology and epigraphyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.21Q1 | 0.45 0.06 down from 2015 | 59 | 17% | $2,820 | ||
12American Journal of Physical AnthropologyWiley · United States | 2.14Q1 | 2.64 0.10 down from 2015 | 615 | 28% | $4,200 | ||
13ArchaeometryWiley · United Kingdom | 1.84Q1 | 1.46 0.24 up from 2015 | 220 | 20% | $3,350 | ||
14International Journal of PaleopathologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.66Q1 | 1.52 0.25 down from 2015 | 142 | 27% | $2,710 | ||
15Journal of Community Archaeology & HeritageTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.59Q1 | 0.71 0.03 up from 2015 | 35 | 23% | — | ||
16Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable DevelopmentEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.53Q1 | 0.50 0.03 up from 2015 | 51 | 4% | — | ||
17Archaeological and Anthropological SciencesSpringer Nature · Germany | 1.52Q2 | 1.20 0.31 down from 2015 | 188 | 37% | $3,990 | ||
18Public ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.43Q2 | 0.71 0.46 up from 2015 | 61 | 40% | — | ||
19International Journal of Legal MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.37Q2 | 2.55 0.13 up from 2015 | 475 | 27% | $4,590 | ||
20Archaeological DiscoveryOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 1.29Q2 | 1.21 0.15 down from 2015 | 33 | 100% | — | ||
21International Journal of OsteoarchaeologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.23Q2 | 1.21 0.07 up from 2015 | 197 | 35% | $4,220 | ||
22International Journal of Cultural PropertyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.12Q2 | 0.41 0.55 down from 2015 | 97 | 47% | $3,550 | ||
23American Journal of ArchaeologyArchaeological Institute of America · United States | 1.09Q2 | 0.56 0.04 down from 2015 | 110 | 70% | — | ||
24The International Journal of Nautical ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.04Q2 | 0.33no change | 117 | 48% | $2,500 | ||
25Journal of Contemporary ArchaeologyEquinox Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.04Q2 | 0.98 0.14 up from 2015 | 66 | 33% | — | ||
26LevantRoutledge · United Kingdom | 1.02Q2 | 0.85 0.14 up from 2015 | 56 | 24% | — | ||
27The Annual of the British School at AthensCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.96Q2 | 0.35 0.32 up from 2015 | 47 | 13% | $3,550 | ||
28ArchaeofaunaOAAutonomous University of Madrid · Spain | 0.93Q2 | 0.60 0.05 up from 2015 | 51 | 69% | — | ||
29Australian Journal of Forensic SciencesTaylor & Francis · Australia | 0.90Q2 | 1.06 0.25 up from 2015 | 183 | 26% | — | ||
30Time and MindTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.85Q2 | 0.41 0.06 up from 2015 | 76 | 17% | — | ||
31The Historic Environment Policy & PracticeTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.84Q2 | 0.30 0.04 up from 2015 | 127 | 20% | — | ||
32Studies in ConservationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.83Q3 | 0.55 0.07 up from 2015 | 269 | 37% | — | ||
33Oxford Journal of ArchaeologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.81Q3 | 0.84 0.16 down from 2015 | 68 | 12% | $2,840 | ||
34HOMOOAElsevier BV · Germany | 0.80Q3 | 1.01 0.34 up from 2015 | 167 | 14% | $1,800 | ||
35Legal MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.79Q3 | 1.52 0.02 down from 2015 | 253 | 11% | $3,540 | ||
36AnthropozoologicaFrance | 0.75Q3 | 0.83 0.37 up from 2015 | 75 | 57% | — | ||
37ComplutumOAServicio de Publicaciones · Spain | 0.73Q3 | 0.36 0.21 up from 2015 | 71 | 100% | — | ||
38Forensic Science Medicine and PathologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.71Q3 | 1.30 0.01 down from 2015 | 320 | 23% | $2,790 | ||
39MéditerranéePresses Universitaires de Provence · France | 0.70Q3 | 0.26 0.36 down from 2015 | 136 | 95% | — | ||
40Journal of Architecture and UrbanismOAVilnius Gediminas Technical University · Lithuania | 0.69Q3 | 0.33 0.01 up from 2015 | 93 | 100% | — | ||
41Anthropological ScienceOAJapan | 0.66Q3 | 0.81 0.55 down from 2015 | 59 | 76% | — | ||
42Anthropologischer AnzeigerE. Schweizerbart · Germany | 0.66Q3 | 0.85 0.21 up from 2015 | 89 | 11% | — | ||
43Conservation and Management of Archaeological SitesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.62Q3 | 0.27 0.07 up from 2015 | 73 | 33% | — | ||
44Anthropological ReviewOADe Gruyter Open · Poland | 0.60Q3 | 1.10 0.33 up from 2015 | 69 | 100% | — | ||
45PaléorientFrance | 0.60Q3 | 0.60 0.17 down from 2015 | 67 | 5% | — | ||
46Egyptian Journal of Forensic SciencesOASpringer Nature · Egypt | 0.59Q3 | 0.81 0.02 up from 2015 | 112 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
47Internet ArchaeologyOAUniversity of York · United Kingdom | 0.56Q3 | 0.32 0.57 down from 2015 | 169 | 100% | $1,103 | ||
48Praehistorische ZeitschriftDe Gruyter · Germany | 0.54Q4 | 0.33 0.19 up from 2015 | 86 | 24% | $2,712 | ||
49Documenta PraehistoricaOALjubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts · Slovenia | 0.51Q4 | 0.98 0.15 down from 2015 | 66 | 100% | — | ||
50Ge-conservacionOAGrupo Español del IIC · Spain | 0.49Q4 | 0.07no change | 77 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Arts and Humanities, with Archeology highlighted.
- Language and Linguistics135
- Philosophy83
- Archeology62
- Literature and Literary Theory56
- History and Philosophy of Science28
- Music26
- Conservation21
- Museology21
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts19
- History9
- Classics0
- General Arts and Humanities0
- Religious studies0
Journals
Citations made in 2016. Corpus-wide, 77.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
22 additional Archeology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2013–2015, 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: 2016. Publication window: 2013–2015. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 62
- Window papers (baseline)
- 54,215 +10.9% from indicator year 2013
- Median OJR
- 0.83 +24.8% from indicator year 2013
- Rising journals (2025)
- 2
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2013–2015 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.