Journal profile · CLASSICS
Auster
ISSN 1514-0121 · eISSN 2346-8890 · Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación · Argentina
Auster: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Auster is published by Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación 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, Cultural and Mythological Studies and Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods, together about 35.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): CLASSICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 24, Chile 3 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences21%
- Cultural and Mythological StudiesArts and Humanities7.4%
- Organic Chemistry Synthesis MethodsChemistry7.4%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Literary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Classical Studies and Legal HistoryArts and Humanities5.5%
- Medieval Iberian StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 137 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1514-0121
- Electronic ISSN
- 2346-8890
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Auster
What CAS zone is Auster in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Auster 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 Auster?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Auster based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (24) and Chile (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Auster?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Auster is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Auster open access, and what is the APC?
Auster is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .