Journal profile · CLASSICS
Philologus
ISSN 0031-7985 · eISSN 2196-7008 · Walter de Gruyter
Philologus: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Philologus is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Antiquity Studies, German Literature and Culture Studies and Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies, together about 36.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): CLASSICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences18%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities9.5%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities9.3%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities7.3%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities7.1%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities6.9%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities6.2%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 370OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,074 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 21 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023 | 19 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 24 | 9 | 20 |
| 2021 | 29 | 15 | 6 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 0031-7985
- Electronic ISSN
- 2196-7008
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Philologus
What CAS zone is Philologus in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Philologus is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Classics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Philologus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Philologus is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Philologus open access, and what is the APC?
Philologus is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
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: .