Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

pISSN: 1072-5369eISSN: 1573-7764• JCR: J ARCHAEOL METHOD THSpringer Science+Business MediaNetherlands
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2026 Impact Factor

2.7

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 0.1 (-3.6%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.7
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.8

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
ANTHROPOLOGYSSCIQ1
ARCHAEOLOGYAHCINot ranked
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #1,077 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #865 among Q1 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory against journals publishing in the same field.

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Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory publication trend

Published 226 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.7.

2026 vs 2025: -56
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Journal Details

Total Articles
881
H-Index
94
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$2,890 USD
Subject Areas
PaleontologyAnthropologyArcheologyArcheology

Article Volume

2022
51
2023
40
2024
49
2025
71
2026
15
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