Journal of Maritime Archaeology

Aims & Scope

Journal of Maritime Archaeology is the first international journal to address all aspects of maritime archaeology, both terrestrial and under water.

It encompasses theory, practice and analysis relating to sites, technology, landscape, structure, and issues of heritage management.

Journal of Maritime Archaeology provides a conduit for maritime approaches reaching across archaeology and related disciplines such as cultural geography, history, ethnography, oceanography and anthropology.

In so doing the journal addresses all aspects of the human past relating to maritime environments.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	0.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.422

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	21

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13294

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	84

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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, 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.

• Multi-image Photogrammetry for Underwater Archaeological Site Recording: An Accessible, Diver-Based Approach

  Citation: 93

  Authors: John, Jonathan

• ‘The Social’ and Beyond: Introducing Actor-Network Theory

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Jim S.

• Coastal societies, exchange and identity along the Channel and southern North Sea shores of Europe, AD 600–1000

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Chris, Dries

• Long-Term Corrosion Processes of Iron and Steel Shipwrecks in the Marine Environment: A Review of Current Knowledge

  Citation: 44

  Authors: James D.

• Coastal environments and their role in prehistoric migrations

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Kieran, Justin

• Maritime Cultural Landscapes, Maritimity and Quasi Objects

  Citation: 36

  Authors: David Berg

• Seafaring Capabilities in the Pre-Columbian Caribbean

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Scott M.

• Seafaring as social action

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Helen

• Local knowledge is required: a rhythmanalytical approach to the late Mesolithic and early Neolithic of the East Anglian Fenland, UK

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Fraser

• A Fluid Sea in the Mariana Islands: Community Archaeology and Mapping the Seascape of Saipan

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Jennifer, Julie, Genevieve

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