ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS ESCI N/AScopus Q1SCImago #9,867Hybrid

Virtual Archaeology Review

Identifier (ISSN):1989-9947(Print)
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Publisher:Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.5↓ -0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
N/A
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Virtual Archaeology Review

WoS N/A
12232.320231.620241.620251.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.599
#9,867

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
22

22 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIN/A
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
21articles/year
98.33% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Virtual Archaeology Review (VAR) aims the publication of original papers, interdisciplinary reviews and essays on the new discipline of virtual archaeology, which is continuously evolving and currently on its way to achieve scientific consolidation. In fact, Virtual Archaeology deals with the digital representation of historical heritage objects, buildings and landscapes through 3D acquisition, digital recording and interactive and immersive tools for analysis, interpretation, dissemination and communication purposes by means of multidimensional geometric properties and visual computational modelling. VAR will publish full-length original papers which reflect both current research and practice throughout the world, in order to contribute to the advancement of the new field of virtual archaeology, ranging from new ways of digital recording and documentation, advanced reconstruction and 3D modelling up to cyber-archaeology, virtual exhibitions and serious gaming. Thus acceptable material may emerge from interesting applications as well as from original developments or research. OBJECTIVES: - OFFER researchers working in the field of virtual archaeology and cultural heritage an appropriate editorial frame to publish state-of-the-art research works, as well as theoretical and methodological contributions. - GATHER virtual archaeology progresses achieved as a new international scientific discipline. - ENCOURAGE the publication of the latest, state-of-the-art, significant research and meaningful applications in the field of virtual archaeology. - ENHANCE international connections in the field of virtual archaeology and cultural heritage.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Art72.3%Philosophy69.8%Geography68.5%Computer science67.8%History61.5%Archaeology59.5%Humanities51.8%Operating system44.8%Political science43%Artificial intelligence38.3%Law38.3%Programming language37.6%Engineering36.7%Geology32.9%Biology32.2%Visual arts29.5%Cultural heritage23.2%Mathematics21.8%Computer vision21.4%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

ARCHAEOLOGY

N/A
RankN/A
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

ARCHAEOLOGY

Q1
Rank9/171
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

13 year
2026Latest
IF1.5
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2025
IF1.6
Articles / Year36
Total Citations52
2024
IF1.6
Articles / Year17
Total Citations35
2023
IF2.3
Articles / Year17
Total Citations71
2022
IF—
Articles / Year25
Total Citations274

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,867Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2017-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesComputer ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.599

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.19

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,023 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations153
3-Year Documents56
Citable Documents56

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 Rate29.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

ArcheologyQ1
Archeology (arts and humanities)Q1
ConservationQ1
Computer Science ApplicationsQ2
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):
2区 (Zone 2)History
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ARCHAEOLOGY
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

Virtual Archaeology Review (ISSN: 1989-9947) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY, published by Universidad Politécnica de Valencia in Spain. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.50, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.599 (Q1), an H-index of 22.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 21 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,023 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
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Publication Language
English, Spanish
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01