World Archaeology

Aims & Scope

World Archaeology was established specifically to deal with archaeology on a world-wide multiperiod basis.

Since it was founded in 1969 it remains a leader in its field.

The five issues of the volume are each dedicated to a particular theme of current interest.

Typically the fifth issue, Debates in World Archaeology , is a forum for debate, discussion and comment.

All papers adopt a broad comparative approach, looking at important issues on a global scale.

The members of the editorial board and the advisory board represent a wide range of interests and expertise and this ensures that the papers published in World Archaeology cover a wide variety of subject areas.

Recent issues illustrate the variety of material published in World Archaeology and have included volumes dedicated to new developments in archaeological science, the application of social theory to archaeology, the archaeology of art and major syntheses of such important topics as trade and exchange.

Future issues will range just as widely.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.679

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	84

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8402

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	187

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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, Earth and Planetary Sciences 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.

• The temporality of the landscape

  Citation: 1562

  Authors: Tim

• The cultural biography of objects

  Citation: 552

  Authors: Chris, Yvonne

• The secondary exploitation of animals in the Old World

  Citation: 285

  Authors: Andrew

• Monumental architecture: A thermodynamic explanation of symbolic behaviour

  Citation: 278

  Authors: Bruce G.

• What is community archaeology?

  Citation: 268

  Authors: Yvonne

• Gatherer‐hunter to farmer: A social perspective

  Citation: 268

  Authors: Barbara

• Biomolecular archaeology and lipids

  Citation: 209

  Authors: R. P.

• Ethnography and archaeological interpretation of funerary remains

  Citation: 207

  Authors: Peter J.

• Pleistocene human remains from Australia: A living site and human cremation from Lake Mungo, western New South Wales

  Citation: 205

  Authors: J. M., Rhys, Harry, A. G.

• Food globalization in prehistory

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Martin, Harriet, Emma, Diane, Xinyi, Giedre

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