# List of archaeology journals

This page contains a list of academic journals covering archaeology, the study of the human past through material remains. It includes both active periodicals and those that have ceased publication.
Before the advent of the modern journal format, the Society of Antiquaries of London published Vetusta Monumenta, a series of illustrated folios on antiquarian studies which appeared at irregular intervals between 1718 and 1909. Beginning in 1770, papers delivered at the society's meetings were also published in quarto format in Archaeologia (last published in 2007), and from 1843 in the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London, which is still published today under the title Antiquaries Journal. Other early archaeological journals that are still active include The Archaeological Journal and La Revue Archéologique, both first published in 1844, Archaeologia Cambrensis, published by the Cambrian Archaeological Association since 1846, and Sussex Archaeological Collections, published by the Sussex Archaeological Society since 1848.
Apart from the dedicated academic publications listed here, scholarship in archaeology is also published in general-purpose scientific journals such as Science or Nature, and in semi-scholarly periodicals such as Archaeology, Discover, National Geographic, or Scientific American. In North America, archaeology is considered one of the four subfields of anthropology, so papers on archaeology are often published in general anthropology journals, for example American Anthropologist or Current Anthropology. Environmental archaeology is often published in multi-disciplinary environmental science journals, such as Quaternary International or The Holocene, or less commonly, in ecology or development studies journals.
Archaeology journals are dominated by men. Across publications, there are two to three times more papers by male authors than by women. Many archaeology journals also show a gender citation gap: articles written by women are less likely to be cited, especially by men. Studies have generally shown that the imbalance in publication rates is because archaeology journals receive fewer submissions from women, rather than any detectable bias in the peer review processes. In recent years the number of women authors have increased but, as of 2020, gendered publication rates are not equal. As well as gender, archaeological publishing is also homogenous in terms of race, ethnicity and sexual orientation; more prestigious journals tend to be dominated by straight, white, cisgender men.

## Active publications

| Title | Publisher | First published | Issues per year | Open access | ISSN |
| Acta Archaeologica | Wiley-Blackwell | 1930 | 2 | — | 0065-101X (print) 1600-0390 (web) |
| Acta Archaeologica Sinica | Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences | 1936 | 4 | — | 0453-2902 |
| Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge University Press | 2013 | 4 | Hybrid | 2326-3768 |
| African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter | African Diaspora Archaeology Network | 1994 | 4 | — | 1933-8651 |
| American Antiquity | Cambridge University Press | 1935 | 4 | — | 0002-7316 |
| American Anthropologist | Wiley | 1888 | 4 | — | |
| American Journal of Archaeology | Archaeological Institute of America | 1885 | 4 | — | 0002-9114 (print) 1939-828X (web) |
| Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia | Brill | 1995 | 6 | — | 0929-077X (print) 1570-0577 (web) |
| Ancient Mesoamerica | Cambridge University Press | 1990 | 3 | — | |
| Antiguo Oriente | Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina | 2003 | — | — | 1667-9202 |
| Antiquity | Cambridge University Press | 1927 | 6 | Hybrid | 0003-598X (print) 1745-1744 (web) |
| Annual Review of Anthropology | Annual Reviews | 1972 | 1 | — | |
| Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy | Wiley-Blackwell | 1990 | 2 | — | 0905-7196 (print) 1600-0471 (web) |
| Archaeologia Cambrensis | Cambrian Archaeological Association | 1846 | 1 | — | ISSN 0306-6924 |
| Archaeologia Cantiana | Kent Archaeological Society | 1858 | 1 | Delayed | ISSN 0066-5894 |
| Archaeologia Polona | Polish Academy of Sciences | 1958 | 1 | — | 0066-5924 |
| The Archaeological Journal | Taylor & Francis | 1844 | 1 | — | 0066-5983 |
| Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association | Wiley | 1989 | 1 | — | |
| Archaeological Review from Cambridge | — | 1981 | 2 | — | 0261-4332 |
| Archaeologies | Springer | 2005 | 3 | — | |
| Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia | Elsevier | 2000 | 4 | Delayed | 1563-0110 (print) 1531-832X (web) |
| Archaeology International | UCL Press | 1954 | 1 | Yes | 2048-4194 |
| Archaeology in Oceania | Wiley-Blackwell | 1966 | 3 | — | 0003-8121 (print) 1834-4453 (web) |
| Archaeometry | Wiley-Blackwell | 1958 | — | Hybrid | 0003-813X (print) 1475-4754 (web) |
| Archéologie du Midi Médiéval | Centre d'Archéologie Médiévale du Languedoc | 1983 | 1 | — | 0758-7708 (print) 2275-4865 (web) |
| Archeologia e Calcolatori | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche | 1990 | 1 | Yes | 1120-6861 (print) 2385-1953 (web) |
| Archeologia Medievale | — | — | 1 | — | 0390-0592 |
| ArcheoSciences | Presses Universitaires de Rennes | 1977 | 2 | Yes | 2104-3728 |
| Archivos do Museu Nacional | National Museum of Brazil | 1876 | 4 | — | 0365-4508 |
| The Artefact | Archaeological and Anthropological Society of Victoria | 1970 | 2 | — | 0044-9075 |
| Asian Perspectives | University of Hawaii Press | 1957 | 2 | — | 0066-8435 (print) 1535-8283 (web) |
| Australian Archaeology | Australian Archaeological Association | 1974 | 3 | — | 0312-2417 (print) 2470-0363 (web) |
| Brycheiniog | Brecknock Society and Museum Friends | 1955 | 1 | — | — |
| Bulletin d'archéologie marocaine | National Institute of Archaeological and Heritage Sciences (Morocco) | 1956 | 1 | Yes | 0068-4015 |
| Bulletin of the History of Archaeology | Ubiquity Press | 1991 | 2 | Yes | 1062-4740 |
| Cambridge Archaeological Journal | Cambridge University Press | 1991 | 3 | — | 0959-7743 |
| Current Anthropology | University of Chicago Press | 1959 | 6 | — | |
| Cretica Chronica | Society of Cretan Historical Studies | 1947 | 1 | — | 0454-5206 |
| Dacia | Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology | 1924 | — | — | 0070-251X |
| Damqatum | Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina | — | 1 | — | 1852-6594 |
| Danish Journal of Archaeology | Routledge | 1982 | — | Yes | 2166-2282 (print) 2166-2290 (web) |
| Dendrochronologia | Elsevier | — | — | — | 1125-7865 |
| Environmental Archaeology | Maney | 1996 | 2 | — | 1461-4103 (print) 1749-6314 (web) |
| Epigraphia Zeylanica | Sri Lankan Department of Archaeology | 1904 | — | — | — |
| Estudios Atacameños | Catholic University of the North | 1973 | 2 | — | 0716-0925 (print) 0718-1043 (web) |
| European Journal of Post-Classical Archaeologies | Società Archeologica | 2011 | — | Hybrid | 2039-7895 |
| Fornvännen | Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities | 1906 | 4 | Delayed | 0015-7813 (print) 1404-9430 (web) |
| Gallia Préhistoire | CNRS Éditions | 1958 | 1 | Yes | 0016-4127 (print) 2109-9642 (web) |
| Geoarchaeology | Wiley | 1986 | 6 | Hybrid | 1520-6548 |
| Gnomon | C. H. Beck | 1925 | 8 | — | 0017-1417 |
| Hesperia | American School of Classical Studies at Athens | 1932 | 4 | — | 0018-098X (print) 1553-5622 (web) |
| Historical Archaeology | Springer | 1967 | 4 | — | |
| IA | Society for Industrial Archeology | 1975 | 2 | — | 0160-1040 |
| Industrial Archaeology Review | Taylor & Francis | 1976 | 2 | Hybrid | 0309-0728 (print) 1745-8196 (web) |
| International Journal of Historical Archaeology | Springer | 1997 | 4 | — | 1092-7697 (print) 1573-7748 (web) |
| International Journal of South American Archaeology | Syllaba Press | — | 2 | — | 2011-0626 |
| Internet Archaeology | Council for British Archaeology | 1996 | — | Yes | 1363-5387 |
| Israel Exploration Journal | Israel Exploration Society | 1950 | 2 | — | — |
| Journal of African Archaeology | Brill | 2003 | 2 | Delayed (3 years) | 1612-1651 (print) 2191-5784 (web) |
| Journal of Ancient History | — | 1937 | 4 | — | — |
| Journal of Anthropological Archaeology | Elsevier | 1982 | 4 | — | 0278-4165 |
| Journal of Anthropological Research | University of Chicago Press | 1937 | 4 | — | |
| Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory | Springer | 1978 | 4 | Hybrid | 1072-5369 (print) 1573-7764 (web) |
| Journal of Archaeological Research | Springer | 1993 | 4 | — | |
| Journal of Archaeological Science | Elsevier | 1974 | 12 | Hybrid | 0305-4403 (print) 1095-9238 (web) |
| Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies | Ubiquity Press | 1996 | — | Yes | 1364-0429 |
| Journal of Cultural Heritage | Elsevier | 2000 | 6 | Hybrid | 1296-2074 (print) 1778-3674 (web) |
| Journal of Field Archaeology | Routledge | 1974 | 8 | Hybrid | 0093-4690 (print) 2042-4582 (web) |
| Journal of Indo-European Studies | Institute for the Study of Man | 1973 | 4 | — | 0092-2323 |
| Journal of Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies | Edinburgh University Press | 2022 | 1 | Yes | 2634-2367 (print) 2634-2375 (web) |
| Journal of Open Archaeology Data | Ubiquity Press | 2012 | 1 | Yes | 2049-1565 |
| Journal of Roman Archaeology | Cambridge University Press | 1988 | 1 | — | 1047-7594 (print) 2331-5709 (web) |
| Journal of Social Archaeology | SAGE | 2001 | 3 | — | 1469-6053 (print) 1741-2951 (web) |
| Journal of Swiss Archaeology and Art History | Swiss National Museum | 1939 | 4 | Delayed (2 years) | 0044-3476 (print) 2296-5971 (web) |
| Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society | Iowa Archeological Society | — | — | — | — |
| Journal of the North Atlantic | Eagle Hill | 2008 | 1 | — | 1935-1933 |
| Kaogu | Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences | 1934 | 12 | — | 0453-2899 |
| Latin American Antiquity | Society for American Archaeology | 1990 | — | — | 1045-6635 (print) 2325-5080 (web) |
| Levant | Council for British Research in the Levant | 1968 | 3 | — | 1756-3801 |
| Medieval Archaeology | Society for Medieval Archaeology | 1957 | 2 | Hybrid | 0076-6097 (print) 1745-817X (web) |
| Mesolithic Miscellany | University of York | 1980 | 1 | Yes | 0259-3548 |
| Ñawpa Pacha | Institute of Andean Studies | 1963 | 2 | — | 0077-6297 (print) 2051-6207 (web) |
| Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin | Near East Archaeological Society | 1958 | 1 | — | 0739-0068 |
| Near Eastern Archaeology | American Schools of Oriental Research | 1998 | 4 | — | 2325-5404 (print) 1094-2076 (web) |
| Norwegian Archaeological Review | Routledge | 1968 | 2 | — | 0029-3652 (print) 1502-7678 (web) |
| Old Kilkenny Review | Kilkenny Archaeological Society | 1948 | 1 | — | 0332-0774 |
| Ostraka | Loffredo | 1992 | 1 | — | 1122-259X |
| Oxford Journal of Archaeology | School of Archaeology, University of Oxford | 1982 | 4 | — | 0262-5253 (print) 1468-0092 (web) |
| Paléorient | CNRS Éditions | 1973 | 2 | Delayed (2 years) | 1957-701X (print) 1957-701X (web) |
| Palestine Exploration Quarterly | Palestine Exploration Fund | 1865 | 4 | Hybrid | 0031-0328 (print) 1743-1301 (web) |
| Papers from the Institute of Archaeology | UCL Press | 1990 | 1 | Yes | 2041-9015 |
| The Post Hole | University of York | 2008 | 12 | Yes | 2052-0778 (print) 2051-9745 (web) |
| Post-Medieval Archaeology | Taylor & Francis | 1967 | 2 | Hybrid | 0079-4236 (print) 1745-8137 (web) |
| Public Archaeology | Maney | 2000 | 4 | — | 1465-5187 (print) 1753-5530 (web) |
| Pyrenae | University of Barcelona | 1965 | 2 | — | 0079-8215 (print) 2339-9171 (web) |
| Quaternary Science Reviews | Elsevier | 1982 | 24 | — | 0277-3791 |
| Revue Archéologique | — | 1844 | 2 | — | — |
| Revue du Nord | — | 1910 | — | — | 1166-486X (print) 0035-2624 (web) |
| Rock Art Research | International Federation of Rock Art Organizations | 1984 | 2 | — | 0813-0426 |
| Rossiyskaya arkheologiya | Nauka | 1957 | 4 | — | 0869-6063 |
| Scottish Archaeological Journal | Edinburgh University Press | 1859 | — | — | 1471-5767 (print) 1755-2028 (web) |
| Surrey Archaeological Collections | Surrey Archaeological Society | 1858 | 1 | Delayed | 0309-7803 |
| Sussex Archaeological Collections | Sussex Archaeological Society | 1848 | 1 | Delayed | 0143-8204 |
| Tel Aviv | Taylor & Francis | 1974 | 2 | Hybrid | 0334-4355 (print) 2040-4786 (web) |
| Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine | Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society | 1854 | 1 | | 0262-6608 |
| World Archaeology | Routledge | 1969 | 4 | — | 0043-8243 (print) 1470-1375 (web) |

## Defunct publications

| Title | Publisher | First published | Last published | ISSN |
| Ancient India | Archaeological Survey of India | 1946 | 1966 | — |
| Dialektikê | Centre de palethnographie stratigraphique d'Arudy | 1973 | 1987 | 1169-0046 |
| Epigraphia Indica | Archaeological Survey of India | 1888 | 1977 | 0013-9564 |
| Greater Manchester Archaeological Journal | Greater Manchester Archaeological Unit | 1985 | 1988 | 0953-0304 |
| The Indian Antiquary | Bombay Education Society | 1872 | 1971 | 0019-4395 |
| Present Pasts | Ubiquity Press | 2009 | 2020 | 1759-2941 |
| Publications du Service des Antiquités du Maroc | Service des Antiquités du Maroc | 1935 | 1954 | — |
| Trowel | University College Dublin | 1988 | 2018 | 0791-1017 |
| Vetusta Monumenta | Society of Antiquaries of London | 1718 | 1906 | — |