Journal profile · CLASSICS
ARION-A JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND THE CLASSICS
ISSN 0095-5809 · Boston University
ARION-A JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND THE CLASSICS: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ARION-A JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND THE CLASSICS is published by Boston University 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, Classical Philosophy and Thought and Publishing and Scholarly Communication, together about 29.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
More than humane philology is essential for keeping the classics as a living force. Arion therefore exists to publish work that needs to be done and that otherwise might not get done. We want to stimulate, provoke, even “plant” work that now finds no encouragement or congenial home elsewhere. This means swimming against the mainstream, resisting the extremes of conventional philology and critical fashion into which the profession is now polarized. But occupying this vital center should in no way preclude the crucial centrifugal movement that may lead us across disciplinary lines and beyond the academy. Our commitment is to a genuine and generous pluralism that opens up rather than polarizes classical studies. We will not be coerced into conforming either to the traditional paradigms or to the “new” metaphysic and ideological absolutism of contemporary theory. If we are to move beyond the cant of “isms” now dominating the academy, intellectual daring is needed, not disciplinary diffidence. We are in a quest of freshness of vision, a distinction of thought (as opposed to professional group-think), rigor of imagination, and an energetic sense of the spaciousness of the classical tradition.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CLASSICS
Editor-in-chief Herbert GolderPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences17.5%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities6.2%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities5.5%
- Mental Health via WritingPsychology5.4%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities5.4%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities5.1%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities4.1%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities4.1%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 4 |
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,236 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 42 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 73 | 0 | 26 |
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
- Boston University
- ISSN
- 0095-5809
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ARION-A JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND THE CLASSICS
What CAS zone is ARION-A JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND THE CLASSICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ARION-A JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND THE CLASSICS is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Classics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index ARION-A JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND THE CLASSICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ARION-A JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND THE CLASSICS is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is ARION-A JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND THE CLASSICS open access, and what is the APC?
ARION-A JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND THE CLASSICS 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, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .