The American Journal of Archaeology (ISSN 0002-9114; E-ISSN 1939-828X), the journal of the Archaeological Institute of America, was founded in 1885 and is one of the world’s most distinguished and widely distributed peer-reviewed archaeological journals. The AJA reaches more than 40 countries and approximately 700 universities, learned societies, departments of antiquities, and museums. The scope of the journal is described in the Editorial Policy and Statement of Purpose. The current joint Editors-in-Chief are Alexandra Pappas and Holly M. Sypniewski. Browse a timeline slideshow documenting the history of the AJA.
The AJA is published quarterly (January, April, July, and October) in print and electronic formats and is available through subscription and non-subscription access options. The digital AJA is published in association with the University of Chicago Press. The AJA is also available on JSTOR with a five-year moving wall.
The AJA is indexed in ABS International Guide to Classical Studies, Anthropological Literature: An Index to Periodical Articles and Essays, Art Index, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, Book Review Index, Current Contents–Arts & Humanities, European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), Humanities Index, Humanities International Complete, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences (IBZ), Web of Science’s Arts & Humanities Citation Index, and Wilson Web. The AJA is archived in Portico, CLOCKSS and LOCKSS, and is a member of Crossref.
Open access content is published on the AJA website. Abstracts, tables of contents, and author profiles are also freely accessible. The AJA Archive includes links to all published content from the first volume in 1885 to the present, and a powerful site search allows for content discovery.
Up-to-date AJA news is circulated via the AJA and AIA e-updates, Facebook, and academic listservs.
Editorial Advisory Board
Rebecca R. Benefiel, Washington and Lee University
Jesse Casana, Dartmouth College
John R. Clark, The University of Texas at Austin
Cynthia Colburn, Pepperdine University
Elspeth Dusinberre, University of Colorado Boulder
Jennie R. Ebeling, University of Evansville
Nathan Elkins, American Numismatic Society
Yannis Galanakis, University of Cambridge
Michael L. Galaty, University of Michigan
Beth M. Greene, University of Western Ontario
David Hernandez, University of Notre Dame
Maura Heyn, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Morag Kersel, DePaul University
Alex Knodell, Carleton College
Mark Lawall, University of Manitoba
Justin Leidwanger, Stanford University
Kathleen Lynch, University of Cincinnati
Naoíse Mac Sweeney, University of Vienna
Rachel Mairs, University of Reading
Dimitri Nakassis, ex officio, University of Colorado Boulder
Jonathan Prag, University of Oxford
Kathryn Lafrenz Samuels, University of Maryland