Journal of World Prehistory

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| abbreviation = J. World Prehist.

| discipline = Prehistory

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| publisher = Springer Science+Business Media

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| impact = 3.240

| impact-year = 2020

| ISSN = 0892-7537

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| website = https://www.springer.com/journal/10963

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The Journal of World Prehistory is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on prehistory worldwide, with a focus on original treatments of the prehistory of a specific area or larger region. It is published by Springer Science+Business Media.

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 3.420.{{cite book |year=2021 |chapter=Journal of World Prehistory |title=2020 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Clarivate |edition=Social Sciences |series=Web of Science |title-link=Journal Citation Reports}}

{{As of|May 2022}}, the editor-in-chief is Timothy Taylor.{{Cite web |title=Journal of World Prehistory |url=https://www.springer.com/journal/10963 |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=Springer |archive-date=2017-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124142527/http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/anthropology+%26+archaeology/journal/10963 |url-status=live }}