Journal profile · ARCHAEOLOGY
Iranica Antiqua
ISSN 0021-0870 · eISSN 1783-1482 · Peeters Publishers
Iranica Antiqua: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Iranica Antiqua is published by Peeters Publishers and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Eurasian Exchange Networks, Ancient Near East History and Archaeology and Historical Studies, together about 52.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Iranica Antiqua is one of the leading scholarly journals covering studies on the civilization of pre-Islamic Iran in its broadest sense. This annual publication contains preliminary excavation reports, contributions on archaeological problems, studies on different aspects of history, institutions, religion, epigraphy, numismatics and history of art of ancient Iran, as well as on cultural exchanges and relations between Iran and its neighbours.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences21.9%
- Ancient Near East HistoryArts and Humanities19.8%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities10.9%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities7.1%
- Ancient Egypt and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities5.2%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities5%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities4.4%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Crossref, Bibliographie linguistique / Linguistic Bibliography, L'Année Philologique, Index Islamicus, INIST/CNRS, Thomson Scientific Links
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer reviewed Model summary
Iranica Antiqua is a peer-reviewed journal.
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
- Peeters Publishers
- ISSN
- 0021-0870
- Electronic ISSN
- 1783-1482
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Iranica Antiqua
What CAS zone is Iranica Antiqua in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Iranica Antiqua is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Archaeology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Iranica Antiqua?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Iranica Antiqua is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Iranica Antiqua open access, and what is the APC?
Iranica Antiqua is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .