Archeology · 52 journals ranked · top 40 listed
Best open-access journals for Archeology
The top 40 of 52 Archeology journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by how central Archeology is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), drawn from a 17,782-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).
- 1Heritage2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 2Arqueología0.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos AiresOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 3Vestnik arheologii, antropologii i ètnografii0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Institut problem osvoenii͡a Severa SO RANOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 4Trabajos de Prehistoria0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Spanish National Research CouncilOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 5Povolzhskaya Arkheologiya (The Volga River Region Archaeology)0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Tatarstan Academy of SciencesOpen AccessDOAJScopus
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- 8Sprawozdania Archeologiczne0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Institute of Archeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of SciencesOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 9Informes de la Construcción0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Spanish National Research CouncilOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 10Archeologia Polski0.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Institute of Archeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of SciencesOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 11Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d anthropologie de Paris0.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
- 12Archivo Español de Arte0.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Spanish National Research CouncilOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 14Pallas0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Publications Department of the University of Toulouse-Le MirailOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 15Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale0.3 cites/paper · Q4 · PAGEPress (Italy)Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Estudios Geológicos0.2 cites/paper · Q4 · Spanish National Research CouncilOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 17Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos0.1 cites/paper · Q4 · Spanish National Research CouncilOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18Dialogues d histoire ancienne0.0 cites/paper · Q4 · University of Franche-ComtéOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 19Les Nouvelles de l archéologie14.0 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’HommeOpen AccessDOAJ
- 20Heritage Science9.9 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJPubMed
- 21Revue archéologique du Centre de la France0.3 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Fédération pour l'Edition de la Revue Archéologique du Centre de la FranceOpen AccessDOAJWeb of SciencePubMed
- 22Annuaire - Ecole pratique des hautes études, Section des sciences religieuses/Annuaire0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 23Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 24Baetica Estudios de Historia Moderna y Contemporánea0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · University of MálagaOpen Access
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- 29PH. Boletín del Instituto Andaluza del Patrimonio Histórico0.0 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
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- 31Bulletin du Centre d’études médiévales d’Auxerre0.0 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Centre d'Études Médievales AuxerreOpen AccessDOAJ
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- 33EGA Revista de expresión gráfica arquitectónica0.2 cites/paper · Q1Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 35Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 36Anuario de Estudios Medievales0.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Spanish National Research CouncilOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 37Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez0.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Casa de VelázquezOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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“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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