Journal profile · ARCHAEOLOGY
Stratum Plus
ISSN 1608-9057 · eISSN 1857-3533 · High Anthropological School University
Stratum Plus: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 104 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Stratum Plus is published by High Anthropological School University and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and Eurasian Exchange Networks, together about 44.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities23%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences10.4%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities9.3%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences4.9%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.5%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 66.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 123LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 731 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 104 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 124 | 12 | 23 |
| 2023 | 131 | 37 | 67 |
| 2022 | 156 | 27 | 143 |
| 2021 | 145 | 9 | 153 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- High Anthropological School University
- ISSN
- 1608-9057
- Electronic ISSN
- 1857-3533
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Stratum Plus
What CAS zone is Stratum Plus in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Stratum Plus is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Archaeology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Stratum Plus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Stratum Plus is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Stratum Plus open access, and what is the APC?
Stratum Plus is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .