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Hesperia

American School of Classical Studies at Athens · United States · Est. 1925

ISSN1553-5622
SJR Q1WOS 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.252
H-Indexi
72
SNIPi
1.756
Total Worksi
2,013
Total Citationsi
30,821
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.48
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Hesperia is published quarterly by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Founded in 1932 primarily to publish the work of the School, the journal welcomes submissions from all scholars working in the fields of Greek archaeology, art, epigraphy, history, materials science, ethnography, and literature, from earliest prehistoric times onward. Hesperia is a refereed and indexed journal, available in both print and electronic formats.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1925
Frequencyquarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications2,013
Publisher OrgAmerican School of Classical Studies at Athens
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewrefereed
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?
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1553-5622
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
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
21
121
2019
23
106
2020
23
123
2021
21
41
2022
19
35
2023
20
15
2024
20
12
2025
13
1
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.

ClassicsQ1
HistoryQ1
ArcheologyQ2
Archeology (arts and humanities)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Archaeology

Scopus Categories

ClassicsHistoryArcheology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Classical Antiquity StudiesAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArchaeology and Historical StudiesHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesAncient Egypt and ArchaeologyAncient Near East HistoryLaw, logistics, and international tradeMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyAncient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesByzantine Studies and History

Frequently asked questions about Hesperia

Is Hesperia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Hesperia: 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 Hesperia?

Hesperia 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 0.48.

Is Hesperia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Hesperia is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Hesperia?

Hesperia is published quarterly by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Founded in 1932 primarily to publish the work of the School, the journal welcomes submissions from all scholars working in the fields of Greek archaeology, art, epigraphy, history, materials science, ethnography, and literature, from earliest prehistoric times onward. Hesperia is a refereed and indexed journal, available in both print and electronic formats.

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