Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Classics
History of Classical Scholarship
ISSN 2632-4091 · History of Classical Scholarship · United Kingdom
History of Classical Scholarship: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History of Classical Scholarship is published by History of Classical Scholarship. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Studies and Philology, Classical Antiquity Studies and Philosophy, History, and Historiography, together about 64.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
History of Classical Scholarship (HCS) is an online academic journal that sets out to be the first periodical exclusively devoted to the history of the studies on the Greek and Roman worlds, in a broad and interdisciplinary sense. We welcome scientific contributions on any aspects of the history of classical studies, in any geographical context, from the Middle Ages to the late twentieth century (except for works on living scholars), and are keen to host papers covering the whole range of the discipline: from ancient history to literary studies, from epigraphy and numismatics to art history and archaeology, from textual criticism to religious and linguistic studies. We are also keen to publish studies exploring the scholarship on cultures and polities that interacted with the Greeks and the Romans, as well as the aspects of classical antiquity that have been underrepresented in scholarly debates.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Classics
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, Italy 1, Austria 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities29.8%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences25.7%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities9.1%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities5.3%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities4.9%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities3.4%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities3.4%
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities2.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classics | Q4 | 165/196 | 15th |
| History | Q4 | 1672/1936 | 13th |
| Religious Studies | Q4 | 673/760 | 11th |
| Language and Linguistics | Q4 | 1023/1137 | 10th |
| Archeology | Q4 | 353/388 | 9th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
CLOCKSSPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 23Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 95 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
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 | |
| 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- book reviews; papers on the work of living scholars
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open Access journal; articles licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. Model summary
HCS is an Open Access journal. Articles published in HCS are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Manuscripts submitted to the journal are initially reviewed by the Editors. At this stage, they may be rejected without being sent out for peer review if they are deemed not to fit the aims and scope of the journal. If so, authors are promptly informed and do not need to wait for the review process. Submissions that are not instantly rejected are assessed through a double-blind peer review process…
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
- History of Classical Scholarship
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, German
- ISSN
- 2632-4091
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History of Classical Scholarship
How long does peer review take at History of Classical Scholarship?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of History of Classical Scholarship based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), Italy (1) and Austria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index History of Classical Scholarship?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History of Classical Scholarship is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is History of Classical Scholarship open access, and what is the APC?
History of Classical Scholarship 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, Publisher website, 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: .