Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Classics
Klio
ISSN 0075-6334 · eISSN 2192-7669 · Walter de Gruyter · Poland
Klio: fully open access; APC about USD 2,712; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Klio is published by Walter de Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Antiquity Studies, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History and Classical Studies and Philology, together about 54.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal Klio is one of the oldest journals in the German Altertumswissenschaften. It publishes articles on the history of ancient Greece and Rome, including their relations to the ancient Near East, and also covers specialist areas such as epigraphy, papyrology, archaeology, and numismatics. Brief book reviews provide an overview of the latest publications in the field. Please submit your paper to https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/klio. Complete Archive AccessAs of 2026, all De Gruyter journal subscriptions include access to every issue, from Volume 1, Issue 1 through to today, meaning subscribers can access even more research at no additional cost.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Classics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences32.7%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities13.1%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities8.9%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities8.1%
- Ancient Near East HistoryArts and Humanities5.2%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities4.3%
- Ancient Egypt and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities3.7%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities3.3%
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 | Q1 | 11/196 | 94th |
| History | Q1 | 310/1936 | 84th |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLCPublisher 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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 500OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,240 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 804 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 852 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 474 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 666 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 720 |
| 2021 | 70 | 70 | 817 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish, German
- ISSN
- 0075-6334
- Electronic ISSN
- 2192-7669
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Klio
How long does peer review take at Klio?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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.
Which databases index Klio?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Klio is indexed in Scopus.
Is Klio open access, and what is the APC?
Klio is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,712.
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: .