Journal of World Prehistory

Aims & Scope

Journal of World Prehistory is an international forum for the publication of peer-reviewed, original treatments of the prehistory of an area or larger region.

It was founded nearly thirty years ago with the remit of providing researchers, instructors and students with timely and authoritative research syntheses from all fields of archaeology.

Journal of World Prehistory continues to lead in this field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.1
2024	3.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.480

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	66

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2447

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	114

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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 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.

• Cattle Before Crops: The Beginnings of Food Production in Africa

  Citation: 326

  Authors: Fiona, Elisabeth

• Archaeological Evidence for the Emergence of Language, Symbolism, and Music–An Alternative Multidisciplinary Perspective

  Citation: 320

  Authors: Francesco, Christopher, Graeme, Marian, Anne-Marie, Marie, Frédérique, Bruno, April, Joseba, Lucinda, Michèle

• The Archaeological Record of Human Impacts on Animal Populations

  Citation: 283

  Authors: Donald K.

• Foraging, Farming, and Social Complexity in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic of the Southern Levant: A Review and Synthesis

  Citation: 273

  Authors: Ian, Nigel

• Bone stable isotope studies in archaeology

  Citation: 262

  Authors: Margaret J., Katherine

• Agricultural Origins and Frontiers in South Asia: A Working Synthesis

  Citation: 256

  Authors: Dorian Q

• The Chronology and Taphonomy of the Earliest Aurignacian and Its Implications for the Understanding of Neandertal Extinction

  Citation: 241

  Authors: João, Francesco

• The origins of sedentism and farming communities in the Levant

  Citation: 235

  Authors: Ofer, Anna

• Anatomy, behavior, and modern human origins

  Citation: 218

  Authors: Richard G.

• The Middle Stone Age of East Africa and the beginnings of regional identity

  Citation: 216

  Authors: J. Desmond

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