《世界史前史雜志》是一個國際論壇，旨在發表同行評議的原創文章，這些文章綜合了一個地區或更大地區內某個時間范圍的史前史，或描述了廣泛和普遍應用的技術進步。這些綜述性論文以所有考古學家都能接觸到的方式提供深入、周到的數據和概念開發。該雜志關注史前史，包括復雜社會的起源和早期發展。覆蓋范圍擴大到美國或西歐考古學家通常無法到達的地區，包括遠東、第三世界的部分地區和東歐。《世界史前史雜志》得益于學者和教師，是考古學各領域及時而權威的研究綜合的來源。

Journal of World Prehistory is an international forum for the publication of peer-reviewed original articles that synthesize the prehistory of an area or of a time-horizon within a larger region, or describe technical advances of wide and general application. These overview papers provide in-depth, thoughtful development of data and concepts in a fashion accessible to all archaeologists.The journal focuses on prehistory, including the beginnings and early development of complex societies. Coverage extends to locales not normally available to American or West European archaeologists, including the Far East, parts of the Third World, and Eastern Europe.Benefiting both scholars and teachers, Journal of World Prehistory is a source of timely and authoritative research syntheses from all fields of archaeology.