Journal profile · CLASSICS
Agora-Estudos Classicos em Debate
ISSN 0874-5498 · eISSN 2183-4334 · Universidade de Aveiro · Portugal
Agora-Estudos Classicos em Debate: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 35 weeks (community reports); 19 articles a year; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The journal Ágora. Estudos Clássicos em Debate with ISSN 0874-5498 was first published in 1999 and on a yearly basis since then. It is published by the Classical Studies Section at the Department of Languages and Cultures at the University of Aveiro. Indexes, article abstracts and keywords and articles can be accessed online at the site of the journal : https://proa.ua.pt/ INDEXING The journal is aggregated on Arts and Humanities Citation Index - ISI Web of Knowledge; SCOPUS; Dialnet; DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals; ERIH PLUS; L’Année Philologique; LATINDEX; MIAR - Matriu d’informació per a l’avaluació de revistes; Redalyc; QUALIS; SJR - SCImago Journal & Country Rank; Redalyc; RCAAP (Repositório Científico em Acesso Aberto em Portugal), Sherpa Romeo. Its contents are free and available (in open access), in: https://proa.ua.pt The journal Ágora. Estudos Clássicos em Debate with ISSN 0874-5498 covers all aspects of Classical Studies ranging from the early beginnings of Greek and Latin literature and culture to their contemporary reception in western cultures, without overlooking topics connected with the teaching and learning of Latin and Greek. The Editorial Board of Ágora. Estudos Clássicos em Debate welcomes articles to be considered for publication provided they meet the following requirements: - texts should be original and unpublished and should not have been submitted simultaneously to any other publications (with a maximum of 50000 characters, including spaces). We will accept articles in the following languages: Portuguese, Spanish, French, English or Italian; - the subject must be related to Classical Studies; - articles should conform to the journal’s citation style; - articles should be sent by e-mail (DLC-agora@ua.pt) in both Word and PDF format files (including, if used, Greek fonts and special characters or diacriticals); - each article should include an abstract (in english and another language of the journal) with a maximum of 600 characters, including spaces, written in the language of the article; - articles must include some keywords (maximum: 6); - articles should indicate the author’s email, country of origin and institutional affiliation; - it is the author's responsibility to request and secure any permissions required for the use of images in the text. - bibliographic citations according APA, 7.ª Ed. Submissions should be accompanied by an author’s declaration stating that the text is original and unpublished and that it i
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CLASSICS
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Latindex, Sherpa Romeo, Dialnet, L’Année Philologique, AWOL, MIAR - Matriu d’informació per l’avaluación de revistes, Redalyc, QUALIS (A1), SJR - SCImago Journal & Country Rank, RCAAP (Repositório Científico em Acesso Aberto em Portugal)
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
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 16 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
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- 6
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- academic articleswelcomes the submission of academic articles and book reviewsLength not stated
- book reviewswelcomes the submission of academic articles and book reviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Privacy statement: names and email addresses entered on the journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal and not shared with any other party or purpose. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
All submissions to this Journal are double-blind-refereed
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
- Universidade de Aveiro
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, Italian
- ISSN
- 0874-5498
- Electronic ISSN
- 2183-4334
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agora-Estudos Classicos em Debate
What CAS zone is Agora-Estudos Classicos em Debate in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agora-Estudos Classicos em Debate is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Classics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Agora-Estudos Classicos em Debate?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Agora-Estudos Classicos em Debate?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: 6; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Agora-Estudos Classicos em Debate?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agora-Estudos Classicos em Debate is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Agora-Estudos Classicos em Debate open access, and what is the APC?
Agora-Estudos Classicos em Debate 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .