Aims & Scope
The Journal of Social Archaeology is a fully peer reviewed international journal that promotes interdisciplinary research focused on social approaches in archaeology, opening up new debates and areas of exploration.
It engages with and contributes to theoretical developments from other related disciplines such as feminism, queer theory, postcolonialism, social geography, literary theory, politics, anthropology, cognitive studies and behavioural science.
It is explicitly global in outlook with temporal parameters from prehistory to recent periods.
As well as promoting innovative social interpretations of the past, it also encourages an exploration of contemporary politics and heritage issues.
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Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.3 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 0.647 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Q1 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 46 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 8887 |
Journal Citation Indicator
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 95 |
Impact Factor Trend
Abstracting & Indexing
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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.
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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Representations of the nation and cultural diversity in discourses on World Heritage
Citation: 121
Authors: Sophia
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A requiem for hybridity? The problem with Frankensteins, purées, and mules
Citation: 70
Authors: Stephen W