Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Vestnik Drevnei Istorii-Journal of Ancient History
ISSN 0321-0391 · Izdatel'stvo Nauka
Vestnik Drevnei Istorii-Journal of Ancient History: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 26 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vestnik Drevnei Istorii-Journal of Ancient History is published by Izdatel'stvo Nauka 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, Archaeology and Historical Studies and Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Журнал публикует оригинальные научные статьи по всем областям древней истории, классической и древневосточной филологии и археологии античной и древневосточных цивилизаций, на русском, английском, французском и немецком языках.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences11.7%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities10%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities9.4%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities7.9%
- Ancient Near East HistoryArts and Humanities7%
- Ancient Egypt and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities6.3%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences6.1%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities4.6%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | 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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 417 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| 2023 | 65 | 1 | 27 |
| 2022 | 68 | 0 | 21 |
| 2021 | 74 | 9 | 29 |
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Izdatel'stvo Nauka
- ISSN
- 0321-0391
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Vestnik Drevnei Istorii-Journal of Ancient History
What CAS zone is Vestnik Drevnei Istorii-Journal of Ancient History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Vestnik Drevnei Istorii-Journal of Ancient History is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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 Vestnik Drevnei Istorii-Journal of Ancient History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vestnik Drevnei Istorii-Journal of Ancient History is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Vestnik Drevnei Istorii-Journal of Ancient History open access, and what is the APC?
Vestnik Drevnei Istorii-Journal of Ancient History is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .