Journal of Archaeological Science

Last updated ISSN 0305-4403

Journal of Archaeological Science is published by Elsevier BV in earth and planetary sciences. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $4,040.

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What it publishes

Recent work in Journal of Archaeological Science concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:

Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Isotope Analysis in Ecology
Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
Building materials and conservation
Paleopathology and ancient diseases
Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

Key facts

Publisher	Elsevier BV
ISSN	0305-4403, 1095-9238
Subject area	Earth and Planetary Sciences
Access	Subscription
Article processing charge	$4,040
Indexed in	Web of Science — Arts & Humanities Citation Index · Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus
Articles published	7,681
Publishing since	1974
Journal website	www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-archaeological-

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