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| Journal of East Asian Archaeology | |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of East Asian Archaeology |
| Discipline | Archaeology |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | 1999–present |
| Issn | 1382-4090 |
Journal of East Asian Archaeology The Journal of East Asian Archaeology is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering archaeological research in East Asia, with emphasis on prehistoric and historic periods across China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan, and neighboring regions. It publishes original articles, reviews, and field reports by scholars affiliated with institutions such as Peking University, University of Tokyo, Seoul National University, National Taiwan University, and Mongolian Academy of Sciences, and attracts contributions linked to projects at museums like the National Museum of China, Tokyo National Museum, and National Museum of Korea.
The journal was founded in 1999 during a period of expanding international collaboration among researchers from People's Republic of China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and scholars from Western institutions including University of Cambridge, Harvard University, University of Oxford, University of California, Berkeley, and Australian National University. Early editorial boards included figures associated with excavations at sites such as Yangshao, Longshan, Jōmon, Yayoi, Gojoseon, Xiongnu, Kofun and salvage archaeology linked to projects like the Three Gorges Project. Over two decades the journal has reflected shifts tied to conferences like the International Congress on Chinese Archaeology and collaborations with institutions including the Smithsonian Institution, British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and regional bodies such as the Korean Archaeological Society.
The journal focuses on material culture, mortuary studies, settlement archaeology, archaeobotany, zooarchaeology, geochronology, and technological studies arising from East Asian contexts. Articles commonly discuss finds from sites associated with Neolithic China, Bronze Age China, Shang dynasty, Zhou dynasty, Han dynasty, Three Kingdoms period, Tang dynasty, Song dynasty, Yamato period, Silla, Gaya, Balhae, Khitan Liao dynasty, Jurchen Jin dynasty, and frontier interactions involving Silk Road nodes, Steppe nomads, and maritime networks tied to Austronesian expansion. The journal also publishes interdisciplinary work intersecting with institutions like Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Korea Institute of Historical Studies, and museum conservation programs at the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties.
Editorial leadership has included editors affiliated with Peking University, Kyoto University, Seoul National University, and European centers such as Leiden University and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. The editorial board draws specialists in ceramics, metallurgy, osteology, and remote sensing from institutions like University College London, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Waseda University, and Fudan University. Submissions undergo double-blind peer review by reviewers sourced from networks including the Society for East Asian Archaeology, European Association of Archaeologists, and national academies such as the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Social Sciences (China). The journal adheres to ethical guidelines promoted by bodies like Committee on Publication Ethics.
The journal is indexed in databases and services including Scopus, Web of Science, Anthropological Index Online, and subject-specific indexes such as the Bibliography of Asian Studies and ATLA Religion Database for relevant ritual studies. It is listed in library catalogs of institutions like the Library of Congress, National Library of China, National Diet Library, and major university consortia including JSTOR collections and the HathiTrust Digital Library holdings for archival access. Citation metrics appear in platforms such as Google Scholar and ResearchGate profiles of contributing authors.
Published quarterly by Brill with editorial offices historically based in Leiden and collaborative editorial hubs in Beijing and Seoul, the journal issues volumes containing research articles, review essays, and excavation reports. Back issues are available through publishers' platforms, institutional subscriptions at libraries like Bodleian Libraries, and interlibrary loan networks connecting National Central Library (Taiwan) and major research libraries. Special issues have been produced in association with conferences at venues such as Peking University, Kyoto University, National Museum of Korea, and the British Academy.
Notable contributions have included analyses of early bronze metallurgy linked to finds at Anyang, radiocarbon series refining chronologies for Jomon contexts, isotopic studies from Shandong and Jeju Island, and reassessments of agricultural origins in the Lower Yangtze and Yellow River basins. Influential articles have prompted debates involving scholars from Columbia University, Princeton University, Australian National University, McGill University, and Tsinghua University and have been cited in monographs published by presses like Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press.
Reception among scholars in regions including Mainland China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and Mongolia has been positive for promoting cross-border scholarship, though critics associated with institutions such as Renmin University of China and independent commentators in journals like Antiquity have raised concerns about language barriers, editorial centralization in European publishing, and access inequalities for researchers at smaller institutions. Debates in forums hosted by organizations such as the International Council on Monuments and Sites and the World Archaeological Congress have engaged with issues of repatriation, heritage management, and collaborative fieldwork ethics highlighted in the journal.
Category:Archaeology journals Category:East Asia