Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)
Studia Hercynia
ISSN 1212-5865 · eISSN 2336-8144 · Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta · Czechia
Studia Hercynia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studia Hercynia is a biannual peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the study of the material culture of Classical Antiquity and its neighbouring cultures, on relations between the Mediterranean and Central Europe, on the traditions of ancient art in European culture, and other related phenomena. The journal aims to advance Classical Archaeology and associated disciplines, both in the Czech Republic and internationally. The journal was founded in 1997 by Prof. Jan Bouzek (†) and has been published ever since by the Institute of Classical Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, at the Charles University. Since 2015 Studia Hercynia is an Open Access journal with online content freely available to the readers under the Creative Commons license. Full articles are available on the internet to all readers immediately upon publication and their further non-commercial use and distribution in any medium is permitted, provided the author and the journal are properly credited. No fees are charged for the manuscript submission, processing, and publication. ISSN 1212-5865 (Print) ISSN 2336-8144 (Online)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q2 | 157/462 | — |
| Archeology | Q2 | 148/388 | — |
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- 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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
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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
- Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English, Czech
- ISSN
- 1212-5865
- Electronic ISSN
- 2336-8144
- 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 Studia Hercynia
How long does peer review take at Studia Hercynia?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Studia Hercynia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studia Hercynia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Studia Hercynia open access, and what is the APC?
Studia Hercynia 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, 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: .