Archaeological Prospection

Aims & Scope

The scope of the Journal will be international, covering urban, rural and marine environments and the full range of underlying geology.

The Journal will contain articles relating to the use of a wide range of propecting techniques, including remote sensing (airborne and satellite), geophysical (e.g. resistivity, magnetometry) and geochemical (e.g. organic markers, soil phosphate).

Reports and field evaluations of new techniques will be welcomed.

Contributions will be encouraged on the application of relevant software, including G.I.S. analysis, to the data derived from prospection techniques and cartographic analysis of early maps.

Reports on integrated site evaluations and follow-up site investigations will be particularly encouraged.

The Journal will welcome contributions, in the form of short (field) reports, on the application of prospection techniques in support of comprehensive land-use studies.

The Journal will, as appropriate, contain book reviews, conference and meeting reviews, and software evaluation.

All papers will be subjected to peer review.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	2.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.537

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10814

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	260

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Taking computer vision aloft – archaeological three‐dimensional reconstructions from aerial photographs with photoscan

  Citation: 394

  Authors: Geert

• LiDAR‐derived Local Relief Models – a new tool for archaeological prospection

  Citation: 262

  Authors: Ralf

• Drones in Archaeology. State‐of‐the‐art and Future Perspectives

  Citation: 194

  Authors: Stefano

• Ground‐penetrating radar: a modern three‐dimensional prospection method

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Jürg

• GPR time slices in archaeological prospection

  Citation: 136

  Authors: D., Y., J. D.

• Two‐dimensional and three‐dimensional resistivity imaging in archaeological site investigation

  Citation: 132

  Authors: N. G., P., G. N., A.

• Georadar in the Roman civil town Carnuntum, Austria: an approach for archaeological interpretation of GPR data

  Citation: 123

  Authors: W., A., S., P.

• Geochemistry as an aid in archaeological prospection and site interpretation: current issues and research directions

  Citation: 119

  Authors: S., C. P., D. J.

• Providing an archaeological bird's‐eye view – an overall picture of ground‐based means to execute low‐altitude aerial photography (LAAP) in Archaeology

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Geert J. J.

• Large‐area high‐resolution ground‐penetrating radar measurements for archaeological prospection

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Immo, Alois, Wolfgang, Erich, Klaus, Mario, Manuel, Roland, Julia, Hannes, Viktor, Petra, Tanja, Vlad, David, Sebastian, Jakob, Matthias, Alexandra, Tomáš, Lars, Monica, Lise‐Marie, Christer, Thomas, Knut, Terje, Sirri

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