Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Classics
Starinar
ISSN 0350-0241 · eISSN 2406-0739 · Institute of Archaeology Belgrade · Serbia
Starinar: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 35 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Starinar is published by Institute of Archaeology Belgrade. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History and Classical Antiquity Studies, together about 54.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Starinar is dedicated to topics in the areas of archaeology, history, history of arts, architecture and similar scholarly disciplines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Classics
Editor-in-chief Snežana GolubovićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities26%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities14.9%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences13.4%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities10.6%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.2%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
- Metallurgy and Cultural ArtifactsSocial Sciences4.3%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities3.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classics | Q1 | 42/196 | — |
| History | Q2 | 610/1936 | — |
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q2 | 204/462 | — |
| Archeology | Q2 | 193/388 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 339 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 83 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 77 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 86 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 101 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 112 |
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 35 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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-ND | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 10
Article types accepted7
- bibliographiesoriginal scientific articles, excavation reports, scientific reviews, book reviews, critiqical reviews, bibliographies, necrologiesLength not stated
- book reviewsoriginal scientific articles, excavation reports, scientific reviews, book reviews, critiqical reviews, bibliographies, necrologiesLength not stated
- critiqical reviewsoriginal scientific articles, excavation reports, scientific reviews, book reviews, critiqical reviews, bibliographies, necrologiesLength not stated
- excavation reportsoriginal scientific articles, excavation reports, scientific reviews, book reviews, critiqical reviews, bibliographies, necrologiesLength not stated
- necrologiesoriginal scientific articles, excavation reports, scientific reviews, book reviews, critiqical reviews, bibliographies, necrologiesLength not stated
- original scientific articlesoriginal scientific articles, excavation reports, scientific reviews, book reviews, critiqical reviews, bibliographies, necrologiesLength not stated
- scientific reviewsoriginal scientific articles, excavation reports, scientific reviews, book reviews, critiqical reviews, bibliographies, necrologiesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Authors must make sure that all only contributors who have significantly contributed to the submission are listed as authors and, conversely, that all contributors who have significantly contributed to the submission are listed as authors. If persons other than authors were involved in important aspects of the research project and the preparation of the manuscript, their contribution should be ack…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (BY-NC-ND) Model summary
Once the manuscript is accepted for publication, authors shall transfer the copyright to the Publisher. Authors grant to the Publisher the following rights to the manuscript, including any supplemental material, and any parts, extracts or elements thereof:· the right to reproduce and distribute the Manuscript in printed form, including print-on-demand;· the right to produce prepublications, reprin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
No fees Model summary
Starinar is an Open Access Journal. All articles can be downloaded free of charge and used in accordance with the licence Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Serbia (CC BY NC ND). The submission, review and publishing procedures are free of charge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The submitted manuscripts are subject to a peer review process. The purpose of peer review is to assists the Editorial Board in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author it may also assist the author in improving the paper. To every paper submitted to editorial board of Starinar two reviewers are assigned. Reviewers could be members of the Editorial Board,…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism, where someone assumes another's ideas, words, or other creative expression as one's own, is a clear violation of scientific ethics. Plagiarism may also involve a violation of copyright law, punishable by legal action.Plagiarism includes the following: · Word for word, or almost word for word copying, or purposely paraphrasing portions of another author's work without clearly indicating…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving Policy
The journal Starinar allows authors to deposit the accepted, reviewed version of the manuscript, as well as final, published PDF version of the paper in an institutional repository and non-commercial subject-based repositories, or to publish it on Author's personal website (including social networking sites, such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, etc.) and/or departmental website, and in accordance w…
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
- Institute of Archaeology Belgrade
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English, French, Serbian, German
- ISSN
- 0350-0241
- Electronic ISSN
- 2406-0739
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Starinar
How long does peer review take at Starinar?
Authors report an average review time of about 35 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Starinar?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–250 words; Keywords: ≤ 10. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Starinar?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Starinar is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Starinar open access, and what is the APC?
Starinar 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .