World Archaeology
Last updated ISSN 0043-8243
World Archaeology is published by Routledge in earth and planetary sciences. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in World Archaeology 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
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
Key facts
| Publisher | Routledge |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0043-8243, 1470-1375 |
| Subject area | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Arts & Humanities Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 2,230 |
| Publishing since | 1969 |
| Journal website | www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journa |
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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