Journal profile · ARCHAEOLOGY
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PAPYROLOGISTS
ISSN 0003-1186 · eISSN 1938-6958 · American Society of Papyrologists
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PAPYROLOGISTS: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 12 articles a year; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PAPYROLOGISTS is published by American Society of Papyrologists 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 46.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists publishes a wide variety of articles and reviews of relevance to papyrology and related disciplines. From text editions to important synthetic articles, BASP has published studies on papyri, ostraca, and inscriptions in Greek, Latin, and Coptic. In the future, BASP will broaden its coverage to include Hieratic, Demotic, Aramaic, and Arabic texts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Sofía Torallas TovarPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences18%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities18%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities10.3%
- Ancient Egypt and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities7.7%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences7.7%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities5.1%
- Ancient Near East HistoryArts and Humanities5.1%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities5.1%
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 | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ATLASerials, Bibliographie linguistique / Linguistic Bibliography, New Testament AbstractsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- book reviewsBASP publishes important reviews by the best scholars in the field.Length not stated
- editorialView / Download Guidelines and Stylesheet as a single PDF The editors invite submissions not only from North American and other members of the Society but also …Length not stated
- lesefrüchte (brief notes on individual texts)In addition to articles, since BASP 46 (2009) 145-150 we have started a series of brief notes on individual texts (Lesefrüchte). The editors welcome such observ…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Policy on illegal trade of objects Model summary
Under no circumstances will contributions be accepted that publish objects that are considered illicit.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-Review Process
Double-anonymous peer review Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to BASP are reviewed by appropriate experts from around the world. All submissions are read by the Editors and at least one external referee, who remains anonymous. After the reports are received, authors are informed in writing of the Editors’ decision to accept, reject, or invite resubmission, and are given copies of the referee reports.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society of Papyrologists
- ISSN
- 0003-1186
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-6958
- Society / sponsor
- American Society of Papyrologists
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PAPYROLOGISTS
What CAS zone is BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PAPYROLOGISTS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PAPYROLOGISTS is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Archaeology. 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 BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PAPYROLOGISTS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PAPYROLOGISTS is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PAPYROLOGISTS open access, and what is the APC?
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PAPYROLOGISTS 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .