Journal profile · MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Byzantinische Zeitschrift
ISSN 0007-7704 · eISSN 1868-9027 · Walter de Gruyter
Byzantinische Zeitschrift: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Byzantinische Zeitschrift is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Byzantine Studies and History, Classical Antiquity Studies and Historical and Religious Studies of Rome, together about 40.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal The Byzantinische Zeitschrift is the leading journal in the field of Byzantine Studies. It publishes articles and reviews on all aspects of Byzantine literature, history, society, and culture. Each issue of the journal contains a large bibliographic section. This so-called III. Abteilung serves as the standard bibliography in Byzantine Studies.Complete Archive AccessAs of 2026, all De Gruyter journal subscriptions include access to every issue, from Volume 1, Issue 1 through to today, meaning subscribers can access even more research at no additional cost.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities22.4%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences9.1%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities8.7%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities5.7%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities5.2%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities5%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities4.8%
- 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 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
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 285OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,412 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 52 | 7 | 4 |
| 2023 | 49 | 11 | 25 |
| 2022 | 54 | 14 | 32 |
| 2021 | 71 | 19 | 147 |
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
- 0007-7704
- Electronic ISSN
- 1868-9027
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Byzantinische Zeitschrift
What CAS zone is Byzantinische Zeitschrift in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Byzantinische Zeitschrift is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medieval & Renaissance Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Byzantinische Zeitschrift?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 55.
Which databases index Byzantinische Zeitschrift?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Byzantinische Zeitschrift is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Byzantinische Zeitschrift open access, and what is the APC?
Byzantinische Zeitschrift 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .