Norwegian Archaeological Review

Aims & Scope

Norwegian Archaeological Review is an international journal with particular emphasis on archaeological theory, method and practice.

The journal will accept case studies from around the world with a clear focus on theory and method, as well as papers aimed more directly at current debates and trends in archaeological research.

In addition contributions presenting innovative interpretations and new results are welcomed.

In order to encourage international debate, the editor will select suitable articles for discussion through comments from specialists, followed by the author’s reply.

Short communications from ongoing research projects, as well as comments on current issues as they emerge from publications in journals or monographs, conferences or public debates are also accepted.

The journal will also present comments on recent research through review articles, and publish book reviews.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.436

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	33

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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.

• Material culture after text: re‐membering things

  Citation: 263

  Authors: BjØrnar

• Things Are Us! A Commentary on Human/Things Relations under the Banner of a ‘Social’ Archaeology

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Timothy, Christopher L.

• A child is born. The child's world in an archaeological perspective

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Grete

• Transition to farming in Northern Europe: A hunter‐gatherer perspective

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Marek, Peter

• The somatization of archaeology: Institutions, discourses, corporeality

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Lynn

• Archaeological Pragmatics

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Robert W., Alexander A.

• The First Eastern Migrations of People and Knowledge into Scandinavia: Evidence from Studies of Mesolithic Technology, 9th-8th Millennium BC

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Mikkel, Tuija, Jarmo, Kjel, Helena, Stine, Berit Valentin, HÃ¥kon

• Feasts and females: Gender ideology and political meals in the Andes

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Joan M.

• Artefactual Persons: The Relational Capacities of Persons and Things in the Practice of Excavation

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Thomas

• Long‐distance exchange and Island colonization: The Lapita case

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Patrick V.

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