Journal profile · ARCHAEOLOGY
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
ISSN 0003-097X · eISSN 2161-8062 · University of Chicago Press
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research: subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research is published by University of Chicago Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ancient Near East History, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Archaeology and Historical Studies, together about 60.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ancient Near East HistoryArts and Humanities25%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities23.1%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities12.5%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities10.9%
- Ancient Egypt and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities8%
- Language, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities4.7%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences2.5%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 94/1328 | 92nd |
| Cultural Studies | Q1 | 141/1037 | 86th |
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q1 | 61/295 | 79th |
| Archeology | Q1 | 66/273 | 76th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 831OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.38%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,399 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 538 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1,004 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1,199 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 926 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 775 |
| 2021 | 35 | 4 | 1,641 |
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
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 0003-097X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2161-8062
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
Which databases index Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research is indexed in Scopus.
Is Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .