Journal profile · RELIGION
Dead Sea Discoveries
ISSN 0929-0761 · eISSN 1568-5179 · Brill
Dead Sea Discoveries: CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); hybrid open access; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dead Sea Discoveries is published by Brill and is in Zone 1 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Archaeology and Historical Studies and Historical and Linguistic Studies, together about 70% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities28.6%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities27.7%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences13.6%
- Ancient Egypt and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities7.1%
- Ancient Near East HistoryArts and Humanities4.2%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences2%
- Mormonism, Religion, and HistoryArts and Humanities1.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 190OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,012 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 38 | 6 | 12 |
| 2024 | 30 | 12 | 16 |
| 2023 | 26 | 16 | 35 |
| 2022 | 34 | 14 | 47 |
| 2021 | 40 | 9 | 110 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 0929-0761
- Electronic ISSN
- 1568-5179
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dead Sea Discoveries
What CAS zone is Dead Sea Discoveries in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Dead Sea Discoveries is in Zone 1 of Philosophy, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Religion; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Dead Sea Discoveries?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dead Sea Discoveries is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Dead Sea Discoveries open access, and what is the APC?
Dead Sea Discoveries is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .