Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Aims & Scope

The Cambridge Archaeological Journal is one of the leading international journals for symbolic, social and cognitive archaeology.

It provides a forum for innovative, descriptive and theoretical archaeological research.

Specific topics span all archaeological ideas, regions and periods.

In addition to major articles and shorter notes, the Cambridge Archaeological Journal includes book reviews and review features on significant recent books.

The Journal has a distinguished editorial board including scholars of international repute.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.974

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	59

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5038

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	288

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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.

• Demography and Cultural Innovation: a Model and its Implications for the Emergence of Modern Human Culture

  Citation: 407

  Authors: Stephen

• Mode 3 Technologies and the Evolution of Modern Humans

  Citation: 271

  Authors: Robert, Marta Mirazón

• Bradshaw and Bayes: Towards a Timetable for the Neolithic

  Citation: 207

  Authors: Alex, Christopher, Johannes, Alasdair

• Working Memory, its Executive Functions, and the Emergence of Modern Thinking

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Frederick L., Thomas

• The Archaeological and Genetic Foundations of the European Population during the Late Glacial: Implications for ‘Agricultural Thinking’

  Citation: 182

  Authors: Clive, William, Paul, Lee, Martin

• What is Cultural Modernity? A General View and a South African Perspective from Rose Cottage Cave

  Citation: 165

  Authors: Lyn

• On the Nature of Transitions: the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic and the Neolithic Revolution

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Ofer

• Thinking a Bow-and-arrow Set: Cognitive Implications of Middle Stone Age Bow and Stone-tipped Arrow Technology

  Citation: 142

  Authors: Marlize, Miriam Noël

• Animating Archaeology: Local Theories and Conceptually Open-ended Methodologies

  Citation: 135

  Authors: Benjamin, Yvonne

• The Human Symbolic Revolution: A Darwinian Account

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Chris, Camilla, Ian

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