Journal profile · CLASSICS
Symbolae Osloenses
ISSN 0039-7679 · eISSN 1502-7805 · Taylor & Francis
Symbolae Osloenses: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Symbolae Osloenses is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Antiquity Studies, Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies and Classical Philosophy and Thought, together about 46% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Symbolae Osloenses was first published in 1922 under the title Symbolae Arctoae. Its present title was established in 1924 (Vol.II), with the new subtitle added in 1997. The journal covers all branches of research on ancient Greek and Latin languages and literature across all periods, including medieval, early modern, and modern times. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review. See our instructions for authors here. Readership: Researchers and students of texts written in ancient Greek and Latin, from antiquity to the present.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CLASSICS
Editor-in-chief Anastasia Maravela (Ancient Greek) and Han LamersPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences23.4%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities12.3%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities10.4%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities7.6%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities4.5%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Bolletino Classico, Gnomon, L’Année philologique, MLA International Bibliography, Norske TidsskriftartiklerPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.12Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.34Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 162OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 17,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,161 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 2023 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| 2021 | 10 | 4 | 54 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Symbolae Osloenses is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and read…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0039-7679
- Electronic ISSN
- 1502-7805
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 99, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Symbolae Osloenses
What CAS zone is Symbolae Osloenses in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Symbolae Osloenses is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Classics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Symbolae Osloenses?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 38.
Which databases index Symbolae Osloenses?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Symbolae Osloenses is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Symbolae Osloenses open access, and what is the APC?
Symbolae Osloenses is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .