Kadmos

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany

ISSN0022-7498

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.243

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.232

Total Worksi

1,239

Total Citationsi

4,092

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Classics; Archeology; Archeology (arts and humanities).

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 11 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,239

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-7498

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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

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2025

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.

ClassicsQ1

ArcheologyQ2

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

ClassicsArcheology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ancient Near East HistoryAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryClassical Antiquity StudiesLinguistics and language evolutionDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesArchaeology and Historical StudiesLaw, logistics, and international tradeAncient Egypt and ArchaeologyGerman Literature and Culture StudiesHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies

Frequently asked questions about Kadmos

Is Kadmos a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Kadmos: it is indexed in 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 Kadmos?

Kadmos is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.243.

Is Kadmos indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Kadmos is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Kadmos?