Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Journal of Late Antiquity
ISSN 1939-6716 · eISSN 1942-1273 · Johns Hopkins University Press
Journal of Late Antiquity: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Late Antiquity is published by Johns Hopkins University Press and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Antiquity Studies, Byzantine Studies and History and Historical and Religious Studies of Rome, together about 47.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences17.1%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities16.5%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities13.7%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities9.9%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities6.3%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities5.7%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 612 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 40 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 | 34 | 5 | 96 |
| 2022 | 35 | 3 | 37 |
| 2021 | 36 | 4 | 134 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 1939-6716
- Electronic ISSN
- 1942-1273
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Late Antiquity
What CAS zone is Journal of Late Antiquity in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Late Antiquity is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Late Antiquity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Late Antiquity is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Late Antiquity open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Late Antiquity 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; 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: .