Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage

Aims & Scope

Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage is a new journal intended for participants, volunteers, practitioners, and academics involved in the many projects and practices broadly defined as ‘community archaeology’.

This is intended to include the excavation, management, stewardship or presentation of archaeological and heritage resources that include major elements of community participation, collaboration, or outreach.

The journal recognises the growing interest in voluntary activism in archaeological research and interpretation, and seeks to create a platform for discussion about the efficacy and importance of such work as well as a showcase for the dissemination of community archaeology projects (which might offer models of best practice for others).

By inviting papers relating to theory and practice from across the world, the journal seeks to demonstrate both the diversity of community archaeology and its commonalities in process and associated theory.

We seek contributions from members of the voluntary sector as well as those involved in archaeological practice and academia.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.283

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	17

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17198

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	43

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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

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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.

• Wrestling with the Social Value of Heritage: Problems, Dilemmas and Opportunities

  Citation: 203

  Authors: Siân

• Heritage Values and the Public

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Margarita

• Senses of Place, Senses of the Past: Making Experiential Maps as Part of Community Heritage Fieldwork

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Sarah De

• Crowdsourcing cultural heritage: public participation and conflict legacy in Finland

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Oula

• Field School Archaeology the Mohegan Way: Reflections on Twenty Years of Community-Based Research and Teaching

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Craig N., James

• Decolonizing the past, empowering the future: Community-led heritage conservation in Ifugao, Philippines

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Stephen, Marlon

• Performance as place preservation: The role of storytelling in the formation of Shankleville Community's Black counterpublics

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Andrea R.

• Rediscovering Community Archaeology in Africa and Reframing its Practice

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Peter R.

• African American descendants, community outreach, and the Ransom and Sarah Williams Farmstead Project

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Maria, Nedra

• Collaboration on Whose Terms? Using the IAP2 Community Engagement Model for Archaeology in Kapunda, South Australia

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Cherrie, Susan

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