Babesch

Peeters Publishers · Belgium · Est. 1982

ISSN1783-1369

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

0.162

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

411

Total Citationsi

921

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Babesch publishes research on Mediterranean archaeology. The journal serves as a forum for archaeologists whose work focuses on this region. A supplement series also publishes longer works and collective works on specific themes within Mediterranean archaeology.

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General Information

Country / RegionBelgium

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1982

Annual Volume~ 6 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2021)

Total Publications411

Publisher OrgPeeters

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Peeters Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1783-1369

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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

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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.

ClassicsQ1

ArcheologyQ3

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

ClassicsArcheology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryClassical Antiquity StudiesHistorical and Religious Studies of RomeArchaeology and Historical StudiesAncient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesByzantine Studies and HistoryArchaeological and Historical StudiesHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesMedieval Architecture and ArchaeologyAncient Egypt and Archaeology

Frequently asked questions about Babesch

Is Babesch a predatory journal?

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

Babesch is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.162.

Is Babesch indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Babesch is indexed in Scopus.