Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Classics
Scrinium
ISSN 1817-7530 · eISSN 1817-7565 · Brill · Netherlands
Scrinium: fully open access; no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scrinium is published by Brill. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Byzantine Studies and History, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Medieval Literature and History, together about 49% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Scrinium: Journal of Patrology and Critical Hagiography, established in 2005, is an international scholarly periodical devoted to patristics, critical hagiography, and Church history. Its scope is the ancient and medieval Christian Church worldwide, but especially Eastern / Oriental Christianity and Christian Origins. Each volume is focused on a specific subject (covering no less than 60% of the whole volume) formulated in the individual title of each volume. Scrinium is a single-blind peer-reviewed journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Classics
Editor-in-chief Basil LouriéPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities25%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities14%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities10%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Augustinian Studies and TheologyArts and Humanities5.8%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities5.1%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities4.5%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 | Q2 | 55/196 | 71st |
| History | Q2 | 713/1936 | 63rd |
| Religious Studies | Q2 | 300/760 | 60th |
| Philosophy | Q2 | 405/891 | 54th |
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
Atla Religion DatabasePublisher 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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 601 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 65 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 46 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 64 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 77 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 70 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 75 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Blind peer reviewLetPub
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
Single-blind peer review. Model summary
Scrinium is a single-blind peer-reviewed journal.
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
- Brill
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1817-7530
- Electronic ISSN
- 1817-7565
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scrinium
How long does peer review take at Scrinium?
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.
Which databases index Scrinium?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scrinium is indexed in Scopus.
Is Scrinium open access, and what is the APC?
Scrinium is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .