Journal profile
Offas Dyke Journal
ISSN 2695-625X · JAS Arqueología · Spain
Offas Dyke Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Offas Dyke Journal is published by JAS Arqueología. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Studies of British Isles, Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies and Medieval Architecture and Archaeology, together about 51.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ODJ is a brand-new peer-reviewed venue for the publication of high-quality research promoting the archaeology, history and heritage of frontiers and borderlands focusing on the Anglo-Welsh border and comparative perspectives. The editors invite submissions that explore dimensions of Offa's Dyke, Wat's Dyke and the 'short dykes' of western Britain, including their life-histories and landscape contexts. ODJ will also consider investigations of frontiers and borderlands from elsewhere in Britain, Europe and beyond from prehistory to the contemporary world, with a focus on human-made frontiers and borderlands and resistance to them. We accept: Notes of up to 3,ooo wordsInterim reports on fieldwork of up to 5,000 wordsJournal articles of up to 10,000 words ODJ will be published by JAS Arqueología, and is supported by the University of Chester and the Offa's Dyke Association. The journal will be open access: free to authors and readers. Offa's Dyke Association Offa's Dyke Centre
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3, Germany 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities21.7%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities20.6%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities9.4%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities8.3%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities5.6%
- Archaeology and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences5%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities5%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 62 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 118 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 25 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- keywordsKeywords Marches Offa's Dyke Offa’s Dyke Wat's Dyke archaeology artefact borderlands borders coast comics dykes early medieval frontiers heritage hydraulics lan…Length not stated
- research articleerlands. 6. The Journal aims to publish research articles, normally of between 5000 and 10,000 words including bibliography. Longer pieces might be considered fmain text ≤ 10,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, addition…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All articles will pass a double blind review before publication aiming to enrich and strenght the submitted texts. Reviews will be made by external professionals somehow related with the topic of the article and trying to encourage constructive comments.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
ODJ is a brand-new venue for the publication of high-quality research promoting the archaeology, history and heritage of frontiers and borderlands focusing on the Anglo-Welsh border. Model summary
ODJ is a brand-new venue for the publication of high-quality research promoting the archaeology, history and heritage of frontiers and borderlands focusing on the Anglo-Welsh border.
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
- JAS Arqueología
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2695-625X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Offas Dyke Journal
How long does peer review take at Offas Dyke Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Offas Dyke Journal based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Offas Dyke Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Offas Dyke Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Offas Dyke Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Offas Dyke Journal 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, 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: .