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Acta Classica

The aim of the Classical Association of South Africa (CASA) · South Africa

ISSN0065-1141eISSN2227-538X

SJR Q4✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / 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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.101

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

284

Total Citationsi

252

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Classics.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 14 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications284

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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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

The aim of the Classical Association of South Africa (CASA)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0065-1141 / 2227-538X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

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

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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.

ClassicsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Classics

Scopus Categories

Classics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Classical Antiquity StudiesHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesByzantine Studies and HistoryClassical Philosophy and ThoughtOrganic Chemistry Synthesis Methods

Frequently asked questions about Acta Classica

Is Acta Classica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Classica: 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 Acta Classica?

Acta Classica 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.

Is Acta Classica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Classica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Classica?