Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Classics
Electrum
ISSN 1897-3426 · eISSN 2084-3909 · Jagiellonian University Press · Poland
Electrum: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Electrum is published by Jagiellonian University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Antiquity Studies, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History and Ancient Near East History, together about 56.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Classics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences30.7%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities18.1%
- Ancient Near East HistoryArts and Humanities8.1%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities7%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences5.1%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities4.8%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities4.6%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classics | Q1 | 47/196 | 76th |
| History | Q2 | 655/1936 | 66th |
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q2 | 219/462 | 52nd |
| Archeology | Q3 | 207/388 | 46th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 239 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 127 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 189 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 69 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 66 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 33 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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 |
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
- Jagiellonian University Press
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- French, English, Italian, German
- ISSN
- 1897-3426
- Electronic ISSN
- 2084-3909
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Electrum
How long does peer review take at Electrum?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Electrum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Electrum is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Electrum open access, and what is the APC?
Electrum 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .