Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Archiv fur Papyrusforschung und Verwandte Gebiete
ISSN 0066-6459 · eISSN 1867-1551 · Walter de Gruyter
Archiv fur Papyrusforschung und Verwandte Gebiete: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archiv fur Papyrusforschung und Verwandte Gebiete is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Antiquity Studies, Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies and Archaeology and Historical Studies, together about 39.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences15%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities15%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities9.6%
- Ancient Egypt and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities8.3%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences8%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities6.9%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities4.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,702 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 6 | 34 |
| 2023 | 33 | 15 | 3 |
| 2022 | 31 | 12 | 12 |
| 2021 | 29 | 11 | 13 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- 0066-6459
- Electronic ISSN
- 1867-1551
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archiv fur Papyrusforschung und Verwandte Gebiete
What CAS zone is Archiv fur Papyrusforschung und Verwandte Gebiete in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archiv fur Papyrusforschung und Verwandte Gebiete is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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.
Which databases index Archiv fur Papyrusforschung und Verwandte Gebiete?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archiv fur Papyrusforschung und Verwandte Gebiete is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Archiv fur Papyrusforschung und Verwandte Gebiete open access, and what is the APC?
Archiv fur Papyrusforschung und Verwandte Gebiete is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
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: .