Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology (JICA) is aimed at archaeologists and other scientists with interests in the archaeology and historical ecology of islands and other coastal settings.

This bi-annual journal publishes original research papers, major review articles, short notes, occasional book reviews, and forums of significance to a broad international audience.

We encourage submissions on a variety of innovative and interdisciplinary topics, including broad syntheses of particular islands or coastal regions around the world, major methodological and theoretical advances in the study of island and coastal societies, and the historical ecology and human impacts of island and coastal ecosystems around the world.

JICA provides an international forum for scholars from a variety of disciplines who share a common interest in studying islands, archipelagoes, and coastal regions.

It is the goal of the journal to publish high quality, peer-reviewed research papers that contribute to a better understanding of the role islands and coastal regions played in the development of human societies over space and time.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	1.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.581

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	38

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9980

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	125

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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, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science 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.

• The Kelp Highway Hypothesis: Marine Ecology, the Coastal Migration Theory, and the Peopling of the Americas

  Citation: 229

  Authors: Jon M., Michael H., Bruce J., Debra, James A., Robert S.

• Oceans, Islands, and Coasts: Current Perspectives on the Role of the Sea in Human Prehistory

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Jon M., Scott M.

• Coastlines, Submerged Landscapes, and Human Evolution: The Red Sea Basin and the Farasan Islands

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Geoff N., Nic C., Geoffrey C. P., Kurt, Garry, Lawrence J., Abdullah, Claudio

• Cultural Heritage at Risk in the Twenty-First Century: A Vulnerability Assessment of Coastal Archaeological Sites in the United States

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Leslie A.

• Early State Formation in Southern Mesopotamia: Sea Levels, Shorelines, and Climate Change

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Douglas J., James P.

• Racing a Rising Tide: Global Warming, Rising Seas, and the Erosion of Human History

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Jon M.

• Sea Nomads of the Beagle Channel in Southernmost South America: Over Six Thousand Years of Coastal Adaptation and Stability

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Luis Abel, Ernesto Luis

• Coastal Changes and Cultural Heritage (1): Assessment of the Vulnerability of the Coastal Heritage in Western France

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Marie-Yvane, Elias, Jean-Noël, Hervé, Soazig, Benheng

• Ecology of the Kelp Highway: Did Marine Resources Facilitate Human Dispersal From Northeast Asia to the Americas?

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Jon M., Todd J., Kristina M., Michael H.

• The Pottery Trail From Southeast Asia to Remote Oceania

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Mike T., Hsiao-chun, Glenn, Peter

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