Nawpa Pacha

Aims & Scope

Ñawpa Pacha: Journal of the Institute of Andean Studies("antiquity" in the Inca language) is the oldest, most prestigious peer-reviewed journal in Andean studies.

Founded in 1963 by John Rowe at University of California Berkeley, the journal has for over five decades been publishing the most important and innovative research on the archaeology of the Andean region of South America.

It is the official journal of the Institute of Andean Studies, whose aim is " to organize, sponsor, and assist field, museum and library research and study in archaeology, history, linguistics, ethnology and biology of the native peoples of Colombia, and of that area of South America which was formerly the Inca Empire."

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.538

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	6

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10801

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	31

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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.

• STYLE AND TIME IN THE MIDDLE HORIZON

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Dorothy

• URBAN SETTLEMENTS IN ANCIENT PERU

  Citation: 96

  Authors: John

• WHAT KIND OF A SETTLEMENT WAS INCA CUZCO?

  Citation: 61

  Authors: John Howland

• NEW DATA ON THE HUARI EMPIRE IN MIDDLE HORIZON EPOCH 2A

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Dorothy

• A CARVED STELA FROM TARACO, PUNO, PERU, AND THE DEFINITION OF AN EARLY STYLE OF STONE SCULPTURE FROM THE ALTIPLANO OF PERU AND BOLIVIA

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Sergio Jorge, Karen L.

• AN ACCOUNT OF THE SHRINES OF ANCIENT CUZCO

  Citation: 34

  Authors: John Howland

• LATE PRECERAMIC AND EARLY CERAMIC CULTURES OF THE CENTRAL COAST OF PERU

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Thomas C., M.

• VIOLENCE AFTER IMPERIAL COLLAPSE: A STUDY OF CRANIAL TRAUMA AMONG LATE INTERMEDIATE PERIOD BURIALS FROM THE FORMER HUARI CAPITAL, AYACUCHO, PERU

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Tiffiny A.

• FROM MONUMENTAL TO PROLIFEROUS IN NASCA POTTERY

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Richard

• THE BURIALS AT SACSAHUAMAN AND CHOKEPUKIO: A BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL CASE STUDY OF IMPERIALISM FROM THE CAPITAL OF THE INCA EMPIRE

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Valerie A., Elva C., Viviana

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