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Archaeologies

Journal of the World Archaeological Congress

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Overview

Archaeologies: Journal of the World Archaeological Congress (worldarch.org/)​​​​​ offers a venue for debates and topical issues, through peer-reviewed articles, reports and reviews. It emphasizes contributions that seek to recenter (or decenter) archaeology, and that challenge local and global power geometries.

Areas of interest include ethics and archaeology; public archaeology; legacies of colonialism and nationalism within the discipline; the interplay of local and global archaeological traditions; theory and archaeology; the discipline’s involvement in projects of memory, identity, and restitution; and rights and ethics relating to cultural property, issues of acquisition, custodianship, conservation, and display.

Recognizing the importance of non-Western epistemologies and intellectual traditions, the journal publishes some material in nonstandard format, including dialogues; annotated photographic essays; transcripts of public events; and statements from elders, custodians, descent groups and individuals.

The Editors of Archaeologies are very pleased and proud to be associated with SAPIENS (www.sapiens.org) in a new collaboration. We urge our authors to consider taking advantage of this opportunity to bring their important work to a wider public and thereby to spread an understanding of what archaeologists do and the vital role of our sponsoring organisation the World Archaeological Congress in promoting peace and justice around the globe. More information can be found in the paper submission process. 
Highlights:

Co-Editor
  • John Carman,
  • Kathryn Weedman Arthur
Impact factor
0.4 (2022)
5 year impact factor
1.0 (2022)
Submission to first decision (median)
6 days
Downloads
110,223 (2023)

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Journal updates

  • WAC-10 in Australia, June 2025

    On behalf of the Organising Committee of the 10th World Archaeological Congress it is a great pleasure to invite colleagues from across the globe to come to Australia from the 22nd to the 27th of June 2025, inclusive.  This has been re-scheduled from June 2024 to allow more time to obtain sponsorship. We anticipate supporting around 400 Indigenous peoples and people from low-income countries.

  • Announcement: Collaboration with SAPIENS

    We are pleased to announce that Archaeologies has a collaboration with SAPIENS, the free digital magazine of the Wenner-Gren Foundation that brings the voices of scholars to millions of global readers. 

Journal information

Electronic ISSN
1935-3987
Print ISSN
1555-8622
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