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Aethiopica

Harrassowitz Verlag · Germany · Est. 2002

ISSN1430-1938eISSN2194-4024
SJR Q4Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
64
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
DOAJ-listed52
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total64
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
35
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Slow · vs ~15 wk median
Q4
SJR Rank
Bottom 25%
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Scorei
0.101
H-Indexi
14
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Worksi
1,070
Total Citationsi
836
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.16
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Aethiopica: International Journal of Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies is an internationally refereed academic journal, edited at the Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies and at the Department of African and Ethiopian Studies of the Asien-Afrika-Institut at Hamburg Universität. It is annually published in a printed version by Harrassowitz, and provides immediate open access since 2016. All abstracts and more than 95% of all contributions are Open Access, without subscription barriers to access. A very few articles (published between 1998 and 2009) are not available online due to copyright restrictions. The journal focuses on philology, linguistics, archaeology, history, cultural anthropology, religion, philosophy, literature, and manuscript studies with a regional emphasis on Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Horn of Africa, and related areas. The editors welcome contributions on relevant academic topics as well as on recent research in the respective field. Each issue of Aethiopica contains reviews of books which form a substantial section of the journal. For further information, please check our Author Guidelines . Aethiopica is published mainly in English. Articles in French, German and Italian are also accepted for publication. An English abstract for all articles and miscellaneous in any language is provided. A series of Supplements to Aethiopica of monographic character or occasional character is also published.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageItalian, German, French, English
1st Year Published2002
Frequencyannually
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,070
Publisher OrgHamburg University Press
OA Since2015
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~35 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-SA
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Harrassowitz Verlag
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1430-1938 / 2194-4024
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Italian, German, French, English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
27
19
2019
37
12
2020
35
14
2021
27
5
2022
34
4
2023
28
4
2024
34
6
2025
33
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.

AnthropologyQ4
ArcheologyQ4
Archeology (arts and humanities)Q4
HistoryQ4
Linguistics and LanguageQ4
Literature and Literary TheoryQ4
PhilosophyQ4
Religious StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyPhilosophyHistoryReligious StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryArcheology (arts and humanities)Linguistics and LanguageArcheology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture analysisGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesArchaeology and Historical StudiesLanguage, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisHistorical and Linguistic StudiesAfrican history and culture studiesBiblical Studies and InterpretationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEurasian Exchange Networks

Frequently asked questions about Aethiopica

Is Aethiopica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Aethiopica: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 64/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Aethiopica?

Aethiopica is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.101.

Is Aethiopica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Aethiopica is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Aethiopica?

Aethiopica: International Journal of Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies is an internationally refereed academic journal, edited at the Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies and at the Department of African and Ethiopian Studies of the Asien-Afrika-Institut at Hamburg Universität. It is annually published in a printed version by Harrassowitz, and provides immediate open access since 2016. All abstracts and more than 95% of all contributions are Open Access, without subscription barriers to access. A very few articles (published between 1998 and 2009) are not available online due to

How much does it cost to publish in Aethiopica?

Aethiopica is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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