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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #10,350Top JournalHybrid

PaleoAmerica

Identifier (ISSN):2055-5563(Print)/2055-5571(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.3↓ -0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS ESCITop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for PaleoAmerica

WoS Q2
0123020231.620241.720251.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.572
#10,350

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
25

25 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCITop Tier
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
34articles/year
1.54% Gold OA•85.29% Original Research

Aims & Scope

PaleoAmerica disseminates new research results and ideas about early human dispersal and migrations, with a particular focus on the Americas. It fosters an interdisciplinary dialog between archaeologists, geneticists and other scientists investigating the dispersal of modern humans during the late Pleistocene. The journal has three goals: First and foremost, the journal is a vehicle for the presentation of new research results. Second, it includes editorials on special topics written by leaders in the field. Third, the journal solicits essays covering current debates in the field, the state of research in relevant disciplines, and summaries of new research findings in a particular region, for example Beringia, the Eastern Seaboard or the Southern Cone of South America. Although the journal’s focus is the peopling of the Americas, editorials and research essays also highlight the investigation of early human colonization of empty lands in other areas of the world. As techniques are developing so rapidly, work in other regions can be very relevant to the Americas, so the journal will publish research relating to other regions which has relevance to research on the Americas.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
GeographyHistoryArchaeologyGeologyBiologyPaleontologyEcologyOceanographyComputer Science

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

ANTHROPOLOGY

Q2
Rank51/143
IndexESCI
JCRESCI2026

ARCHAEOLOGY

N/A
RankN/A
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

ANTHROPOLOGY

Q1
Rank24/143
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

ARCHAEOLOGY

Q1
Rank24/171
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.3
Articles / Year12
Total Citations7
2025
IF1.7
Articles / Year28
Total Citations19
2024
IF1.6
Articles / Year21
Total Citations65
2023
IF0
Articles / Year25
Total Citations101
2022
IF—
Articles / Year20
Total Citations136

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #10,350Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2015-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesArts and HumanitiesEarth and Planetary Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.572

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.20

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,160 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations88
3-Year Documents68
Citable Documents66

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate24.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2
PaleontologyQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Earth Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区ANTHROPOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

PaleoAmerica (ISSN: 2055-5563) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, published by Taylor & Francis in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.30, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.572 (Q1), an H-index of 25.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 34 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,160 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28