Journal profile · CLASSICS
Classical Antiquity
ISSN 0278-6656 · eISSN 1067-8344 · University of California Press
Classical Antiquity: CAS Zone 1 · History (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); subscription journal; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Classical Antiquity is published by University of California Press and is in Zone 1 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Antiquity Studies, Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 51.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): CLASSICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences34.2%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities10.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- Organic Chemistry Synthesis MethodsChemistry6%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities5.5%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine4.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 2 |
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 354OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 714 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 2023 | 18 | 11 | 53 |
| 2022 | 11 | 5 | 63 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 37 |
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 California Press
- ISSN
- 0278-6656
- Electronic ISSN
- 1067-8344
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Classical Antiquity
What CAS zone is Classical Antiquity in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Classical Antiquity is in Zone 1 of History, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Classics; it is a Top journal. 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 Classical Antiquity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Classical Antiquity is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Classical Antiquity open access, and what is the APC?
Classical Antiquity 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: .