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Classical Receptions Journal
ISSN 1759-5134 · eISSN 1759-5142 · Oxford University Press
Classical Receptions Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,301; review about 90 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Classical Receptions Journal is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Antiquity Studies, Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism and Classical Studies and Philology, together about 32.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Classical Receptions Journal covers all aspects of the reception of the texts and material culture of ancient Greece and Rome from antiquity to the present day. It aims to explore the relationships between transmission, interpretation, translation, transplantation, rewriting, redesigning and rethinking of Greek and Roman material in other contexts and cultures. It addresses the implications both for the receiving contexts and for the ancient, and compares different types of linguistic, textual and ideological interactions. The journal promotes cross-disciplinary exchange and debates at the interface between subjects. It therefore welcomes submissions from researchers in Archaeology, Architecture, Art History, Comparative Literature, Film, Intellectual History, History of Scholarship, Political Science, Theatre Studies and Translation Studies as well as from those in Classics and Ancient History. Abstracting and Indexing Services Classical Receptions Journal is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services: Arts and Humanities Citation Index® Current Contents® /Arts & Humanities Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 0.4 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 0.5 2025 Cited Half-Life 7.3 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.1 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00038 2025 Article Influence Score 0.381 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 0.8 Classics (Rank by CiteScore) 30/196 Arts And Humanities (All) (Rank by CiteScore) 57/175 Cultural Studies (Rank by CiteScore) 536/1434 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 1.151 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 38,958 Peer Review and Production 2025 Median days from submission to first decision 64 days 2025 Median days from submission to final decision 90 days About metrics
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Justine McConnellPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 26, United States 10, Germany 3, France 3, Spain 2 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences16.5%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities8%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities7.6%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences7.2%
- Contemporary and Historical Greek StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Philippine History and CultureSocial Sciences4.6%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences3.8%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
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
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) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 38,958Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 409 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 28 | 11 | 58 |
| 2023 | 28 | 10 | 54 |
| 2022 | 20 | 4 | 28 |
| 2021 | 17 | 8 | 43 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
90 dayssubmission to final decision
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 2,503 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted1
- articleContributions should be between 7,000 and 8,000 words (this includes the references list at the end).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Data availability
Authors are required to name their funding sources, or state if there are none, during the submission process (Crossref Funding Data Registry / CHORUS). Model summary
In order to meet your funding requirements authors are required to name their funding sources, or state if there are none, during the submission process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Manuscripts may be screened, including with third-party services, to detect integrity issues such as inappropriate image alteration and papermill activity. Model summary
Manuscripts may also be screened, including with services provided by third parties, to help detect integrity issues such as inappropriate image alteration and papermill activity.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licence to publish
It is a condition of publication in the journal that authors grant an exclusive licence to Oxford University Press. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In assigning the licence, authors may use their own material in other publications provided that the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Third-Party Content in Open Access papers
If you will be publishing your paper under an Open Access licence but it contains material for which you do not have Open Access re-use permissions, please state this clearly by supplying the following credit line alongside the material: Title of content Author, Original publication, year of original publication, by permission of [rights holder] This image/content is not covered by the terms of th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process for Guest Edited Collections
Peer review is mutually anonymous (double-anonymous); title page with author details must be submitted separately. Model summary
Upon receipt of a manuscript the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) will make an initial assessment of suitability for review (e.g. language, scope, quality). The EiC will invite an Associate Editor for the manuscript from the usual pool of editors. The Associate Editor will seek at least 2 independent reviews by experts in the field, one of which may be a Guest Editor, and may seek recommendations for indepen…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author self-archiving/Public access policy
Author self-archiving/public access policy is available on a separate page. Model summary
For information about this journal's policy, please visit our Author Self-Archiving policy page.
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 1759-5134
- Electronic ISSN
- 1759-5142
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 1 (January 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Classical Receptions Journal
What CAS zone is Classical Receptions Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Classical Receptions Journal is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary / Classics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Classical Receptions Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at Classical Receptions Journal?
The publisher reports about 90 days (submission to final decision). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Classical Receptions Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Harvard. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Classical Receptions Journal based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (26), United States (10) and Germany (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Classical Receptions Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Classical Receptions Journal is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Classical Receptions Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Classical Receptions Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,301.
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: .