Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Classics
CLASSICAL JOURNAL
ISSN 0009-8353 · Classical Association of the Middle West and South
CLASSICAL JOURNAL: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CLASSICAL JOURNAL is published by Classical Association of the Middle West and South 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 Classical Antiquity Studies, Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies and Historical and Linguistic Studies, together about 41.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CJ publishes original articles on Graeco-Roman antiquity, generally with a literary, historical or cultural focus; paedagogical articles and notes, many having to do with the challenges of teaching Latin and Greek in modern high schools, colleges and universities; select book reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Classics
Editor-in-chief Georgia IrbyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences27.9%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities7.7%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities5.6%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities5.1%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities4.8%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities4.5%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities4.5%
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 | Classics | Zone 3 |
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)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,954 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 32 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 38 | 12 | 59 |
| 2022 | 42 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 32 | 0 | 7 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
All submissions to The Classical Journal Forum are double-blind-refereed (i.e. readers do not know the identity of authors and vice-versa) by the Editorial Board
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
- Classical Association of the Middle West and South
- ISSN
- 0009-8353
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CLASSICAL JOURNAL
What CAS zone is CLASSICAL JOURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CLASSICAL JOURNAL is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 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.
Which databases index CLASSICAL JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CLASSICAL JOURNAL is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is CLASSICAL JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
CLASSICAL JOURNAL 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .