Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Altorientalische Forschungen
ISSN 0232-8461 · eISSN 2196-6761 · Walter de Gruyter
Altorientalische Forschungen: subscription journal; APC about USD 2,712; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Altorientalische Forschungen is published by Walter de Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ancient Near East History, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Ancient Egypt and Archaeology, together about 65.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal The journal Altorientalischen Forschungen publishes original research on the history and culture of the Ancient Near East as well as exchanges with neighboring regions such as Central Asia, Egypt and the Aegean. Philological and archaeological (including art historical) investigations are equally welcomed. All contributions are peer-reviewed. The journal is published both in print and online.Complete Archive AccessAs of 2026, all De Gruyter journal subscriptions include access to every issue, from Volume 1, Issue 1 through to today, meaning subscribers can access even more research at no additional cost.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ancient Near East HistoryArts and Humanities30.2%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities20.6%
- Ancient Egypt and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities14.6%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities5%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities4.6%
- Language, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities4.4%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences3%
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLCPublisher website
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,342 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 4 | 142 |
| 2025 | 16 | 6 | 219 |
| 2024 | 23 | 12 | 330 |
| 2023 | 19 | 11 | 183 |
| 2022 | 21 | 7 | 284 |
| 2021 | 22 | 8 | 292 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 0232-8461
- Electronic ISSN
- 2196-6761
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Altorientalische Forschungen
Which databases index Altorientalische Forschungen?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Altorientalische Forschungen is indexed in Scopus.
Is Altorientalische Forschungen open access, and what is the APC?
Altorientalische Forschungen is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,712.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .