SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN JCR impact factor overview
This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.
SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN metric snapshot
SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOC. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.600. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 0.800, giving a second citation window for comparison.
How the citation indicators compare
The five-year Journal Impact Factor (0.800) is 0.800 points lower than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.600). The Impact Factor without journal self-citations is the same as the listed standard value at the displayed precision. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.000. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.
Citation and publication counts
For 2025, the directory record for SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN lists total cites: 632; total articles: 0; citable items: 0. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.
Citation half-life profile
The cited half-life is 24.3 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework.
Identifiers and verification
SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0038-1969 and electronic ISSN 2224-4654. The publisher is recorded as SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOC. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.
Complete journal information
Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.
| Journal name | SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated journal | S AFR ARCHAEOL BULL |
| Publisher | SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOC |
| Metric year | 2025 |
| Overall rank | 10,174 |
| ISSN | 0038-1969 |
| eISSN | 2224-4654 |
| Total cites | 632 |
| Total articles | 0 |
| Citable items | 0 |
| Cited half-life | 24.3 years |
| Citing half-life | Not available |
| JCR-based Journal Impact Factor | 1.600 |
| 5-Year Impact Factor | 0.800 |
| Impact Factor without journal self-cites | 1.600 |
| Journal Citation Indicator | 1.000 |
| JCR Impact Factor quartile | Not available |
| JCR category rank | Not available |
| Database record updated |
Frequently asked questions
What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN?
The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN is 1.600 for the 2025 metric year.
What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN?
The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN is 0.800. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.
Who publishes SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN?
SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN is listed in this directory as being published by SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOC.
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