Classical World

Aims & Scope

Classical World is a journal for teaching scholars and scholarly teachers.

It publishes substantive scholarship on Greek and Roman literature, history, and society as well as classical reception and the history of classical scholarship.

The journal also actively engages the pedagogical community in schools, colleges, and universities by incorporating pieces on the teaching of Greek, Latin, and classical civilizations.

Diverse in nature, Classical World publishes special issues, book reviews, and special essays on important topics in classical studies.

Classical World represents more than 100 years of peer-reviewed scholarship in Antiquity studies and is the official journal of the Classical Association of the Atlantic States (CAAS).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.108

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	28722

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	12

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Athenian Institution of the Khoregia: The Chorus, the City and the Stage

  Citation: 36

  Authors: S. Douglas, Peter

• Reciprocities in Homer

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Walter

• The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire. Volume I: A.D. 260-395

  Citation: 24

  Authors: C. P., A. H. M., J. R., J.

• Reason and Purpose in Homeric Prayers

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Mabel L.

• The Voice of the Actor in Greek Tragedy

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Zoja

• Gorgias: Encomium of Helen

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Galen O., D. M.

• Julio-Claudian Historians

  Citation: 15

  Authors: John

• Tacitus and Women's Usurpation of Power

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Francesca Santoro

• The Rhetorical Tyrant in Roman Historiography: Sallust, Livy and Tacitus

  Citation: 14

  Authors: J. Roger

• Demosthenes against Meidias (Oration 21)

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Galen O., Douglas M.

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