Journal profile
Pons Aelius
ISSN 2754-2408 · Postgraduate Forum, Newcastle University · United Kingdom
Pons Aelius: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pons Aelius is an e-journal affiliated with the Postgraduate Forum, a society attached to the School of History, Classics, and Archaeology at Newcastle University. Begun as the Historical Studies Postgraduate Forum’s annual journal in 2002, and renamed Pons Aelius in 2015 after a Roman fort in what is now Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the journal has a long tradition of providing a platform for emerging researchers from Newcastle and beyond.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePlagiarism, Preprints
- Plagiarism
Submissions must be contributor(s)' own work and feature a degree of originality. Model summary
Submissions must also be contributor(s)’ own work and feature a degree of originality.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
No repeats or variations of already published papers. Model summary
Pons Aelius does not accept repeats or variations of already published papers.
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
- Postgraduate Forum, Newcastle University
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2754-2408
- 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 Pons Aelius
How long does peer review take at Pons Aelius?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Pons Aelius?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pons Aelius is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Pons Aelius open access, and what is the APC?
Pons Aelius 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: .