Papers from the Institute of Archaeology
Last updated ISSN 0965-9315
Papers from the Institute of Archaeology is published by University of London in earth and planetary sciences. It is open access. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Papers from the Institute of Archaeology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Museums and Cultural Heritage
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
Key facts
| Publisher | University of London |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0965-9315, 2041-9015 |
| Subject area | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | DOAJ |
| Articles published | 804 |
| Publishing since | 1990 |
| Journal website | student-journals.ucl.ac.uk/pia |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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