About the journal
Journal of Lithic Studies is an open-access journal published by University of Edinburgh in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 8 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- University of Edinburgh
- ISSN
- 2055-0472
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 379
- Declared review time
- 8 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2014-07-02
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 8 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2025
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
379
Most recent article
3 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
8weeks
Works in OpenAlex
401
Last recorded publication year
2025
h-index
21
i10-index
97
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-12-18
- Added to DOAJ
- 2014-07-02
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Not declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSLOCKSSPKP PN
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPKP PN
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 0%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 25%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity1
- Source type
- journal
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
Show all subjects (50)
- Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
- Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Ancient Near East History
- Ancient Near East History
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
- Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Building materials and conservation
- Building materials and conservation
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
Keywords (DOAJ)
- archaeology
- lithics
- geoarchaeology
- petroarchaeology
- archaeomineralogy
- archaeometry
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