Karanos

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona · Spain · Est. 2018

ISSN2604-6199eISSN2604-3521

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.101

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

134

Total Citationsi

105

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History (General): Ancient history; Archaeology. Topics: macedon, hellenism, argead, roman greece

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageSpanish, Modern Greek (1453-), Italian, French, English

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications134

Publisher OrgUniversitat Autonoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Dret

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2604-6199 / 2604-3521

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

PKP PN

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Spanish, Modern Greek (1453-), Italian, French, 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.

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q4

ClassicsQ4

HistoryQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

ClassicsHistoryArcheology (arts and humanities)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Classical Antiquity StudiesByzantine Studies and HistoryHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesAncient Near East HistoryEurasian Exchange NetworksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArchaeology and Historical StudiesCultural and Mythological StudiesArchaeological and Historical StudiesLinguistics and language evolution

Frequently asked questions about Karanos

Is Karanos a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Karanos: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Karanos?

Karanos 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 Karanos indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Karanos is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Karanos?