Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Aethiopica
ISSN 1430-1938 · eISSN 2194-4024 · Universität Hamburg Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies Asien-Afrika-Institut Alsterterrasse 1 D-20354 Hamburg Germany · Germany
Aethiopica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 35 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aethiopica is published by Universität Hamburg Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies Asien-Afrika-Institut Alsterterrasse 1 D-20354 Hamburg Germany. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are African history and culture analysis, Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis and African history and culture studies, together about 51.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aethiopica: International Journal of Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies is an internationally refereed academic journal, edited at the Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies and at the Department of African and Ethiopian Studies of the Asien-Afrika-Institut at Hamburg Universität. It is annually published in a printed version by Harrassowitz, and provides immediate open access since 2016. All abstracts and more than 95% of all contributions are Open Access, without subscription barriers to access. A very few articles (published between 1998 and 2009) are not available online due to copyright restrictions. The journal focuses on philology, linguistics, archaeology, history, cultural anthropology, religion, philosophy, literature, and manuscript studies with a regional emphasis on Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Horn of Africa, and related areas. The editors welcome contributions on relevant academic topics as well as on recent research in the respective field. Each issue of Aethiopica contains reviews of books which form a substantial section of the journal. For further information, please check our Author Guidelines. Aethiopica is published mainly in English. Articles in French, German and Italian are also accepted for publication. An English abstract for all articles and miscellaneous in any language is provided. A series of Supplements to Aethiopica of monographic character or occasional character is also published.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 8, United Kingdom 2, Italy 2, United States 1, France 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences29.1%
- Language, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities12.3%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences9.9%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities5.4%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities4.5%
- Ancient Egypt and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities3.9%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities3.6%
- African Studies and EthnographySocial Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,194Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,103 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 27 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 43 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 36 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 94 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 55 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 35 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- dissertation abstractsDissertation Abstracts (DA) should be approx. 1,000 words.Length not stated
- miscellaneaMiscellanea are similar to articles but normally shorter (3,000–6,000 words) and of a more technical nature.Length not stated
- personaliaThe length of an obituary can vary depending on the way the author has decided to structure the information but should not exceed 3,000–4,000 words.Length not stated
- research articleanea, Review Notes and Review Articles. Research Articles Research Articles are expected to range between 5,000 to 10,000 words, including abstract (150–300 wor…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- research articlesAethiopica publishes contributions in the form of Research Articles, Miscellanea, Review Notes and Review Articles. Research Articles Research Articles are expe…Length not stated
- reviewal board and asked to prepare a review. Review Notes should range between 600 to 1,200 words. Each Review Note should be headed by the following informamain text ≤ 1,200 words
- review articlear field with references to more works. Review Articles range between 2,000 and 3,000 words. If the Review Article focuses on specific publications, e.main text ≤ 3,000 words
- review articlesReview Articles consist in reviews of current research in a particular field with references to more works. Review Articles range between 2,000 and 3,000 words.Length not stated
- review notesReview Notes focus on one book. Authors are usually contacted by the editorial team on suggestion of the editorial board and asked to prepare a review. Review N…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics Model summary
Aethiopica expects all authors and other contributors to respect and closely follow Aethiopica’s Publication Ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 3. Double-Blind Peer-Review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The Editorial Team submits an anonymous version of the contributions to the reviewer(s) identified by the Editorial Board.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universität Hamburg Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies Asien-Afrika-Institut Alsterterrasse 1 D-20354 Hamburg Germany
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, French, German, Italian
- ISSN
- 1430-1938
- Electronic ISSN
- 2194-4024
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aethiopica
How long does peer review take at Aethiopica?
Authors report an average review time of about 35 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Aethiopica based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (8), United Kingdom (2) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Aethiopica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aethiopica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Aethiopica open access, and what is the APC?
Aethiopica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .