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Overview
The African Archaeological Review publishes original research articles, review essays, reports, book/media reviews, and forums/commentaries on African archaeology, highlighting the contributions of the African continent to critical global issues in the past and present. Relevant topics include the emergence of modern humans and earliest manifestations of human culture; subsistence, agricultural, and technological innovations; and social complexity, as well as topical issues on heritage. The journal features timely continental and subcontinental studies covering cultural and historical processes; interregional interactions; biocultural evolution; cultural dynamics and ecology; the role of cultural materials in politics, ideology, and religion; different dimensions of economic life; the application of historical, textual, ethnoarchaeological, and archaeometric data in archaeological interpretation; and the intersections of cultural heritage, information technology, and community/public archaeology.
Highlights:
- Impact factor
- 1.6 (2022)
- 5 year impact factor
- 1.6 (2022)
- Submission to first decision (median)
- 12 days
- Downloads
- 167,393 (2023)
Societies and partnerships
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Latest articles
Journal updates
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In Memoriam: Nicholas David, founder of the African Archaeological Review
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our dear friend, colleague, and mentor, Dr. Nicholas David, on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Nic died peacefully in his home with his wife, Judy Sterner, by his side.
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5 New Temporary Free Access Articles
The African Archaeological Review is pleased to announce Free Temporary Access to a select number of articles on a three-month rotational basis.
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2020 Metrics
The 2020 impact metrics for the African Archaeological Review are now available. We thank our authors, reviewers, readers, editorial board, and editorial staff for a wonderful year.
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Useable Past: What Can African Archaeology Tell Us About the Present?
In 2019, African Archaeological Review launched a new forum: "Useable Past". The goal of the forum is to provide space for 4-6 archaeologists to use archaeological knowledge to reflect on a topic of contemporary relevance. The forum publishes critical essays (not more than 1500 words each) that make use of any aspect of archaeological knowledge to address a common topic.
Journal information
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-9842
- Print ISSN
- 0263-0338
- Abstracted and indexed in
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- ANVUR
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index
- BFI List
- Baidu
- CLOCKSS
- CNKI
- CNPIEC
- Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Dimensions
- EBSCO
- ERIH PLUS
- Google Scholar
- JSTOR
- Naver
- OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
- Portico
- ProQuest
- SCImago
- SCOPUS
- Social Science Citation Index
- TD Net Discovery Service
- UGC-CARE List (India)
- Wanfang
- Copyright information
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