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Classical Journal

Johns Hopkins University Press · United States · Est. 1905

ISSN0009-8353eISSN2327-5812
SJR Q2WOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.142
H-Indexi
26
SNIPi
0.603
Total Worksi
3,964
Total Citationsi
3,077
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.19
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

CJ publishes original articles on Graeco-Roman antiquity, generally with a literary, historical or cultural focus; paedagogical articles and notes, many having to do with the challenges of teaching Latin and Greek in modern high schools, colleges and universities; select book reviews. In addition, CJ generally publishes the annual CAMWS Presidential Address and the year's Ovationes. All abstracts are posted here . PDF versions of a number of  Forum articles are also available for downloading. NOTA BENE:  CAMWS members who have ELECTRONIC subscriptions will now need to use this link   to access the current year issue (120) of   The Classical Journal.     CJ -Online , the journal's list-serve, publishes book reviews, including many that do not appear in the hard-copy portion of the journal. All reviews published in CJ -Online are archived. CJ- Online subscriptions are free, and membership in CAMWS is not required to receive the postings or to publish reviews. For submission guidelines (including formatting questions), please click on Submissions tab. The current Editor of The Classical Journal is Georgia Irby ( [email protected] ). The Forum Editor is Bartolo Natoli ( cjforum@camws. org ). The Book Review Editor is Kristopher Fletcher ( [email protected] ). T. Davina McClain ( camwsst@ gmail.com ), the Secretary-Treasurer of CAMWS, is Business Manager of The Classical Journal . Click here for a list of previous editors of The Classical Journal . Please also note our Copyright Policy . To return to the CAMWS Homepage , click the CAMWS links in the footer.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1905
Frequencyfour times a year
StatusActive
Total Publications3,964
Publisher OrgClassical Association of the Middle West and South
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewdouble-blind-refereed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Johns Hopkins University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0009-8353 / 2327-5812
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
double-blind-refereed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
77
90
2019
72
62
2020
32
7
2021
42
7
2022
38
59
2023
32
11
2024
26
3
2025
11
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

ClassicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Classics

Scopus Categories

Classics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Classical Antiquity StudiesHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesHistorical and Linguistic StudiesBiblical Studies and InterpretationClassical Philosophy and Thought

Frequently asked questions about Classical Journal

Is Classical Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Classical Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Classical Journal?

Classical Journal is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.19.

Is Classical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Classical Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Classical Journal?

CJ publishes original articles on Graeco-Roman antiquity, generally with a literary, historical or cultural focus; paedagogical articles and notes, many having to do with the challenges of teaching Latin and Greek in modern high schools, colleges and universities; select book reviews. In addition, CJ generally publishes the annual CAMWS Presidential Address and the year's Ovationes. All abstracts are posted here . PDF versions of a number of  Forum articles are also available for downloading. NOTA BENE:  CAMWS members who have ELECTRONIC subscriptions will now need to use this link &

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref