Journal profile · CLASSICS
Emerita
ISSN 0013-6662 · eISSN 1988-8384 · Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · Spain
Emerita: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Emerita is published by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 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, Archaeological and Historical Studies and Cultural and Mythological Studies, together about 39.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Emerita es una revista científica publicada por el CSIC, editada en el Instituto de Lenguas y Culturas del Mediterráneo y Oriente Próximo del CCHS, que publica artículos, notas, informaciones y reseñas, rigurosamente originales, de Filología clásica, Lingüística griega, latina, indoeuropea y paleohispánica, y de Historia antigua.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CLASSICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences20.7%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities10.6%
- Cultural and Mythological StudiesArts and Humanities7.8%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities7%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities6.7%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities5.7%
- Organic Chemistry Synthesis MethodsChemistry5.4%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities5.3%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: CWTS Leiden Ranking (Journal indicators), REDIB, Catálogo Latindex 2.0, Sello de Calidad de la FECYT, Eigenfactor Score 2025 0.00016
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)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,095 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 2 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 2 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 27 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 28 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 61 |
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 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
- Not considered
- preprint
Article types accepted3
- artículosLa extensión de los artículos no deberá superar las 22 páginas en total, calculadas con el formato de edición según la plantilla adjunta, incluidos resúmenes, p…Length not stated
- notasEn el caso de los artículos y notas, su aceptación está condicionada al dictamen de al menos dos evaluadores.Length not stated
- reseñasLa extensión de las reseñas podrá alcanzar las 1.000-1.500 palabras, lo que equivale aproximadamente a 6.000-9.000 caracteres.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship
Los autores deben cumplimentar y firmar la Declaración de autoría, buenas prácticas y cesión de derechos. Model summary
Ha cumplimentado y firmado la Declaración de autoría, buenas prácticas y cesión de derechos, que incluirá en el envío.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Los autores deben consultar y aplicar la Política de depósito de datos de investigación de la revista. Model summary
Ha consultado y aplicado la Política de depósito de datos de investigación de la revista.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Los autores deben leer y asumir la Guía de Buenas Prácticas de Editorial CSIC. Model summary
Ha leído la Guía de Buenas Prácticas de Editorial CSIC y asume todos los principios recogidos en ella.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Política de acceso y reutilización de contenidos Model summary
Política de acceso y reutilización de contenidos
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
La aceptación de artículos y notas está condicionada al dictamen de al menos dos evaluadores; evaluación externa con sistema doble ciego. Model summary
En el caso de los artículos y notas, su aceptación está condicionada al dictamen de al menos dos evaluadores. La evaluación es externa y el método empleado es el de sistema doble ciego de revisión por pares, manteniéndose el anonimato tanto del autor como de los evaluadores.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
El artículo no debe estar publicado previamente ni enviado a otra revista. Model summary
El artículo no ha sido publicado previamente, ni se ha enviado a otra revista para su examen.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
El artículo debe adaptarse a la plantilla de Microsoft Word facilitada por la revista. Model summary
El artículo ha sido adaptado a la plantilla de Microsoft Word facilitada por la revista.
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
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0013-6662
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-8384
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Emerita
What CAS zone is Emerita in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Emerita is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 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.
What is the impact factor of Emerita?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Emerita?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Emerita?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word. 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.
Which databases index Emerita?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Emerita is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Emerita open access, and what is the APC?
Emerita 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, Publisher website, 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: .