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Altorientalische Forschungen

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1974

ISSN2196-6761

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. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.253

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.582

Total Worksi

1,332

Total Citationsi

3,446

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal Altorientalischen Forschungen publishes original research on the history and culture of the Ancient Near East as well as exchanges with neighboring regions such as Central Asia, Egypt and the Aegean. Philological and archaeological (including art historical) investigations are equally welcomed.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageGerman

1st Year Published1974

Frequency2 issues per year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,332

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2196-6761

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

German

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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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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

HistoryQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ancient Near East HistoryLinguistics and language evolutionAncient Egypt and ArchaeologyEurasian Exchange NetworksArchaeology and Historical StudiesLinguistics and Cultural StudiesHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryHistorical and Linguistic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Altorientalische Forschungen

Is Altorientalische Forschungen a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Altorientalische Forschungen: 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 Altorientalische Forschungen?

Altorientalische Forschungen is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.253.

Is Altorientalische Forschungen indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Altorientalische Forschungen is indexed in Scopus.