Best journals for Archeology
The top 40 of 173 Archeology journals, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by how central Archeology is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), drawn from a 17,500-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
Data as of — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.
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- 2The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisScopusWeb of Science
- 3Heritage3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 5npj Heritage Science2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7International Journal of Heritage Studies2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 11The Historic Environment Policy & Practice1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisScopusWeb of Science
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- 14Cambridge Archaeological Journal1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 17Journal of Archaeological Science Reports1.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18International Journal of Cultural Property0.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 22European Journal of Archaeology0.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 24Hesperia The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens0.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American School of Classical Studies at AthensScopusWeb of Science
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- 26Arqueología0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos AiresOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 30Near Eastern Archaeology0.5 cites/paper · Q1 · American Schools of Oriental ResearchScopusWeb of Science
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- 33Archaeology Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia0.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of Science
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- 37American Journal of Archaeology0.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Archaeological Institute of AmericaScopusWeb of Science
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- 39Journal of Near Eastern Studies0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Chicago PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40The Annual of the British School at Athens0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of Science
“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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