Publication Trends in Research on Human Environment Interactions in Early China

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Over the last two decades, there has been an increasing move toward the use of archaeometric analyses to gain deeper insights into past human realities. In China, this can be seen most prominently in the growing body of research on ancient human-environment interaction by both archaeologists and paleoclimatologists. While interdisciplinary work is crucial to reach a better understanding of the past, significant challenges remain in successfully combining knowledge and methods of different disciplines. This makes the factors shaping this research trend in both fields an important matter to investigate. Using publication data available via the Web of Science database, we found that most of these publications appear in journals with an earth and planetary science focus as well as multidisciplinary venues rather than specifically archaeological or anthropological periodicals. In this contribution we consider what shaped these publication trends, such as journal rankings both within and outside China, a desire to showcase the scientific aspects of these projects, as well as a desire to engage with distinct academic circles.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 36224.0