Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Oriens
ISSN 0078-6527 · eISSN 1877-8372 · Brill
Oriens: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Oriens is published by Brill and is in Zone 2 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeology and Historical Studies, Islamic Studies and History and Historical and Linguistic Studies, together about 32.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (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
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities12.2%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences11.4%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences9.2%
- Linguistics and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities6.8%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences6.2%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities4.8%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences4.5%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 340OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,961 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 2022 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 13 | 6 | 38 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 0078-6527
- Electronic ISSN
- 1877-8372
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Oriens
What CAS zone is Oriens in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Oriens is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Oriens?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Oriens is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Oriens open access, and what is the APC?
Oriens is a hybrid 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: .