Aims & Scope

Acta Classica (ISSN 0065-1141 [print] / 2227-538X [online]) publishes full articles, miscellaneous articles, review articles and reviews.

The language of publication is mainly English, but many contributions have also been written in Afrikaans, German, French, Dutch, Latin, and Italian.

Acta Classica is an international journal.

It has published work by scholars residing in South Africa, the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Canada, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands, Rhodesia and Nyasaland / Zimbabwe / Tanzania, Belgium, New Zealand, Italy, Israel, Poland, Greece, France, and Japan.

The journal publishes work in all fields of Classics, from textual criticism to the Classical Tradition / Reception Studies.

Many contributions have been made in the field of Ancient History, but the majority have been literary in nature.

Further contributions have been made in the field of Ancient Philosophy and Ancient Religion.

Some interesting work has also been done in the history of Classical Scholarship -- including the work of South African Classics scholars -- Lexicography, Epigraphy, Art, and Archaeology.

There have also been articles in such diverse areas of study as Research Methodology in Classics and Byzantine / Medieval Studies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 <0.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 0.104

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q3

Impact Factor Trend


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Most Cited Articles

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Quick Facts

Current Factor
<0.1
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
0.104
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q3
First Published: 2024

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