Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Classics
Hyperboreus
ISSN 0949-2615 · eISSN 2156-2253 · Bibliotheca classica Petropolitana
Hyperboreus: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hyperboreus is published by Bibliotheca classica Petropolitana. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Antiquity Studies, Classical Studies and Philology and Classical Philosophy and Thought, together about 67.4% of its articles. (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 Sciences28%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities23.5%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities15.9%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities6.6%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities4%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities3.5%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities2.6%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities2.2%
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 | Q3 | 100/196 | 49th |
| History | Q3 | 1086/1936 | 43rd |
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 636 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 82 | 24 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 6 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 7 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 2 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 6 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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
- Bibliotheca classica Petropolitana
- ISSN
- 0949-2615
- Electronic ISSN
- 2156-2253
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hyperboreus
Which databases index Hyperboreus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hyperboreus is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Hyperboreus open access, and what is the APC?
Hyperboreus 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: .