Journal profile · CLASSICS
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY
ISSN 0002-9475 · eISSN 1086-3168 · Johns Hopkins University Press
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY is published by Johns Hopkins University Press and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Antiquity Studies, Classical Philosophy and Thought and Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies, together about 50.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): CLASSICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences30.8%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities10.4%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities9%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities7.1%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities4.2%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities3.8%
- Organic Chemistry Synthesis MethodsChemistry3.4%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 141OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,271OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,402 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | 16 | 12 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| 2022 | 28 | 3 | 197 |
| 2021 | 22 | 3 | 125 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 0002-9475
- Electronic ISSN
- 1086-3168
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY
What CAS zone is AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Classics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .