PaleoAmerica

Aims & Scope

PaleoAmerica disseminates new research results and ideas about early human dispersal and migrations, with a particular focus on the Americas.

It fosters an interdisciplinary dialog between archaeologists, geneticists and other scientists investigating the dispersal of modern humans during the late Pleistocene.

The journal has three goals: First and foremost, the journal is a vehicle for the presentation of new research results.

Second, it includes editorials on special topics written by leaders in the field.

Third, the journal solicits essays covering current debates in the field, the state of research in relevant disciplines, and summaries of new research findings in a particular region, for example Beringia, the Eastern Seaboard or the Southern Cone of South America.

Although the journal’s focus is the peopling of the Americas, editorials and research essays also highlight the investigation of early human colonization of empty lands in other areas of the world.

As techniques are developing so rapidly, work in other regions can be very relevant to the Americas, so the journal will publish research relating to other regions which has relevance to research on the Americas.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.534

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	23

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10873

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	110

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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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Earth and Planetary 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.

• Early Human Settlement of Northeastern North America

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Jonathan C., Darrin L., Arthur E., Christopher J.

• Pleistocene Human Settlement in the Southeastern United States: Current Evidence and Future Directions

  Citation: 66

  Authors: David G., Ashley M., D. Shane

• A Framework for the Initial Occupation of the Americas

  Citation: 59

  Authors: David B.

• New Data on a Pleistocene Archaeological Sequence in South America: Toca do Sítio do Meio, Piauí, Brazil

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Eric, Roxane, Amélie, Michel, Christine, Ignacio, Janaina C., Lívia, Gisèle, Antoine, Ximena, Maria, Marcos Paulo, Sibeli, Christelle, Niède, Christophe, Mario, Anne-Marie, Carolina, Bruno

• The Pre-Columbian Caribbean: Colonization, Population Dispersal, and Island Adaptations

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Scott M.

• The Paleoamerican Occupation of the Plains of Uruguay: Technology, Adaptations, and Mobility

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Rafael

• Ambiguity and Debates on the Early Peopling of South America

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Luis Alberto

• Atlatl Dart Velocity: Accurate Measurements and Implications for Paleoindian and Archaic Archaeology

  Citation: 42

  Authors: John C., Devin B., Ryan J.

• The Western Stemmed Tradition: Problems and Prospects in Paleoindian Archaeology in the Intermountain West

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Geoffrey M., Daron, Dennis L., Ted, Loren G., Patrick, Dan, Jordan E., Heather L.

• On the Dating of the Folsom Complex and its Correlation with the Younger Dryas, the End of Clovis, and Megafaunal Extinction

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Todd A., Joshua R., C. Vance, Gregory W. L.

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