Acta Archaeologica

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Comprehensive information about the Journal, including Impact factor, H-index, subject Area, Category, Scope, ISSN.

Overall Rank10116

Impact FactorN/A

H-index15

SJR0.529

Journal Details

Title

Acta Archaeologica

Areas

Arts and Humanities; Social Sciences

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Country

United Kingdom

Region

Western Europe

ISSN

0065101X, 16000390

Best Quartile

Coverage History

2000-2020

Overview

Acta Archaeologica, founded in 1930, is the leading scientific international archaeological periodical in Scandinavia. Acta Archaeologica publishes full presentations of important new discoveries, archaeological analyses, and general and interdisciplinary studies with an archaeological basis. Its primary focus is on Northern European archaeology (including Baltic countries) up to AD 1500, and on European and World themes of particular interest to the archaeology of Northern Europe. Emphasis throughout is on quality, originality of data and well documented and illustrated studies, as well as on methodological issues. Contributions by young scholars are especially welcomed. Acta Archaeologica accepts papers in English, German, and French. All contributions are peer-reviewed by specialists, their names available to authors upon request.

Impact Factor

The impact IF, also denoted as Journal Impact Score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus.

Year	Impact Factor
No Impact Factor History Available

How Impact Factor is Calculated

The Impact Factor (IF) is a metric that reflects the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in a journal.

Impact Factor = Total citations in the current year to articles published in the previous two years / Total number of articles published in the previous two years

This metric, provided by databases like Scopus and Clarivate Analytics, helps researchers identify influential journals in their field.

H-index

The H-index of this journal is15

What is H-index?

The H-index is a metric used to measure the productivity and citation impact of a researcher or journal. It is defined as the maximum value of h such that the entity has published h papers that have each been cited at least h times.

Formula: Identify the largest number h where at least h publications have received at least h citations.

The H-index provides a balanced measure of both the quantity (number of publications) and quality (citations) of the output.

SJR

The SJR value of this journal is0.529

What is SJR?

The Scimago Journal Rank (SJR) is a prestige metric that ranks journals based on their scientific influence and the quality of citations they receive. It is developed from the information in the Scopus database.

SJR is calculated based on the weighted citations received in a given year. The weights are determined by the prestige of the citing journal.

SJR takes into account both the number of citations and the importance of the citing journals, offering a balanced perspective on the scientific impact of a journal.