World Archaeology is a peer review

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ed academic journal

Academic journal

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 in the field of archaeology

Archaeology

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. The journal examines current issues in archaeology and anthropology

Anthropology

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 from all around the globe, and also publishes research findings and archaeological survey results across a broad spectrum of historical and archaeological time periods. World Archaeology was established by London-based academic publishing

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 firm Routledge & Kegan Paul, with the first issue appearing in June 1969. Initially the journal's frequency was set to one volume at three issues per annum, and continued in this manner after Routledge was acquired by Taylor & Francis Group in 1997. After Taylor & Francis merged with Informa plc

Informa plc

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 in 2004 and the journals publishing divisions were restructured, World Archaeology changed to a quarterly publication schedule while remaining under the Routledge Journals imprint

Imprint

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. Each of the year's first three issues within a volume are dedicated to a specific individual themes and topics within archaeology, and the contributions in that issue address the topic from a variety of perspectives. The fourth and last issue of the year has been given over to coverage of current debates within archaeology, in which papers and fora discuss significant issues and global concerns in the field.

External links

• World Archaeology main website at Taylor & Francis Online.