International Journal of Paleopathology
Published by Elsevier
ISSN : 1879-9817 eISSN : 1879-9825
Abbreviation : Int. J. Paleopathol.
Aims & Scope
Paleopathology is the study and application of methods and techniques for investigating diseases and related conditions from skeletal and soft tissue remains.
The International Journal of Paleopathology (IJPP) will publish original and significant articles on human and animal (including hominids) disease, based upon the study of physical remains, including osseous, dental, and preserved soft tissues at a range of methodological levels, from direct observation to molecular, chemical, histological and radiographic analysis.
Discussion of ways in which these methods can be applied to the reconstruction of health, disease and life histories in the past is central to the discipline, so the journal would also encourage papers covering interpretive and theoretical issues, and those that place the study of disease at the centre of a bioarchaeological or biocultural approach.
Papers dealing with historical evidence relating to disease in the past (rather than history of medicine) will also be published.
The journal will also accept significant studies that applied previously developed techniques to new materials, setting the research in the context of current debates on past human and animal health.
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Impact Factor
Year | Value |
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2025 | 1.5 |
2024 | 1.30 |
Journal Rank
Year | Value |
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2024 | 7985 |
Journal Citation Indicator
Year | Value |
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2024 | 270 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
Year | Value |
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2024 | 0.708 |
Quartile
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2024 | Q1 |
h-index
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2024 | 40 |
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Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.
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.
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Survival against the odds: Modeling the social implications of care provision to seriously disabled individuals
Citation: 135
Authors: Lorna, Marc F.
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Introducing the Index of Care: A web-based application supporting archaeological research into health-related care
Citation: 98
Authors: Lorna, Tony
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Increasing confidence in paleopathological diagnosis – Application of the Istanbul terminological framework
Citation: 78
Authors: Jo, Richard, Jane
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Differential survival among individuals with active and healed periosteal new bone formation
Citation: 74
Authors: Sharon N.
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Testing new parasite egg extraction methods in paleoparasitology and an attempt at quantification
Citation: 71
Authors: Benjamin, Matthieu
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Cementochronology, to cut or not to cut?
Citation: 70
Authors: Stephan, Thomas, Joël, Benoit, Emmanuel, Jean-Pierre
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The origins of human parasites: Exploring the evidence for endoparasitism throughout human evolution
Citation: 65
Authors: Piers D.
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Food, parasites, and epidemiological transitions: A broad perspective
Citation: 63
Authors: K.J., L.F., F., L., J.M.F., A., D., M., M., E., A.