Journal profile
Digital Classics Online
ISSN 2364-7957 · Prof. Dr. Charlotte Schubert, Prof. Dr. Reinhold Scholl, Dr. Roxana Kath, Dr. Michaela Rücker · Germany
Digital Classics Online: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Digital Classics Online is published by Prof. Dr. Charlotte Schubert, Prof. Dr. Reinhold Scholl, Dr. Roxana Kath, Dr. Michaela Rücker. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Humanities and Scholarship, Classical Studies and Philology and Classical Antiquity Studies, together about 65.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities31.1%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities20.4%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences13.8%
- Computational and Text Analysis MethodsSocial Sciences3.3%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science2.7%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science2.4%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities2.4%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science2.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 137 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access
Hosted by Heidelberg University Model summary
This website is hosted by Heidelberg University.
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
- Prof. Dr. Charlotte Schubert, Prof. Dr. Reinhold Scholl, Dr. Roxana Kath, Dr. Michaela Rücker
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 2364-7957
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Digital Classics Online
How long does peer review take at Digital Classics Online?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
Which databases index Digital Classics Online?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Digital Classics Online is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Digital Classics Online open access, and what is the APC?
Digital Classics Online is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .