Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Veleia
ISSN 0213-2095 · eISSN 2444-3565 · UPV/EHU Press
Veleia: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Veleia is published by UPV/EHU Press and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeological and Historical Studies, Medieval Architecture and Archaeology and Archaeological and Geological Studies, together about 47% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ISNN: 0213-2095 e-ISNN: 2444-3565 Veleia es una revista científica de periodicidad anual, editada por el Instituto de Ciencias de la Antigüedad (ICA/AZI) y el Servicio de Publicaciones de la UPV/EHU; publica trabajos inéditos en castellano, inglés, francés, italiano y portugués, de Prehistoria, Historia Antigua, Arqueología y Filología clásica. Se divide en cuatro secciones habituales: Dosier monográfico, Artículos, Varia y Reseñas. Los artículos son revisados y evaluados por dos informantes externos de manera anónima. Además, edita la serie Anejos de Veleia que publican monografías de interés para el estudio del mundo antiguo y su recepción en la actualidad. La revista Veleia está indizada en SCOPUS, ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index) - Web of Science (WOS), Dialnet, DOAJ, L’Année philologique, Linguistic Bibliography (Brill). Veleia posee el Sello de Calidad de Revistas Científicas de la FECYT desde 2019, y está indexada en Latindex, CARHUS Plus+2025, DOAJ, Diamond Discovery Hub, ERIHPlus (Agencia de Gestión de Ayudas Universitarias y de Investigación), JUFO Portal - Levels 1, 2, 3, (Federation of Finnish Learned Societies), y en The Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers - Levels 1, 2 (Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills). Posee una calificación B en Ciencias Humanas en la Clasificación Integrada de Revistas Científicas (CIRC).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities24.1%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities12.2%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities10.7%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Classical Studies and Legal HistoryArts and Humanities7.7%
- Cultural and Mythological StudiesArts and Humanities4%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities3.6%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CARHUS Plus+2025, Dialnet, Diamond Discovery Hub, Latindex, Linguistic Bibliography (Brill)Publisher 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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 583 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 10 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 13 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 24 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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 |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted4
- artículosSe divide en cuatro secciones habituales: Dosier monográfico, Artículos, Varia y Reseñas.Length not stated
- dosier monográficoSe divide en cuatro secciones habituales: Dosier monográfico, Artículos, Varia y Reseñas.Length not stated
- reseñasSe divide en cuatro secciones habituales: Dosier monográfico, Artículos, Varia y Reseñas.Length not stated
- variaSe divide en cuatro secciones habituales: Dosier monográfico, Artículos, Varia y Reseñas.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- AI use
Authors must transparently declare use of AI tools in manuscripts, specifying program name/version and description of use Model summary
Las personas autoras deben declarar de manera transparente el uso de herramientas de IA en sus manuscritos, si procede. Deben especificar el nombre y versión del programa empleado, y una breve descripción de cómo se utilizó la IA.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC-BY-NC-ND) license for published articles Model summary
Los artículos están sujetos a un estándar Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional (CC-BY-NC-ND).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Articles must be anonymized for review (double-blind submission requirements) Model summary
El artículo está correctamente anonimizado y purgado de todas aquellas referencias que pudieran permitir la identificación de su autor.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original, unpublished work not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
El artículo no ha sido publicado previamente, ni ha sido enviado a otra revista.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Sello de Calidad de Revistas Científicas de la FECYT desde 2019 Model summary
Veleia posee el Sello de Calidad de Revistas Científicas de la FECYT desde 2019
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
- UPV/EHU Press
- ISSN
- 0213-2095
- Electronic ISSN
- 2444-3565
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Veleia
What CAS zone is Veleia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Veleia is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What are the manuscript requirements of Veleia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Veleia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Veleia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Veleia open access, and what is the APC?
Veleia 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .