Vestnik Drevnei Istorii

Aims & Scope

The journal publishes original scholarly papers in all fields of ancient history, Classical and Ancient Eastern philology, and archaeology of ancient civilizations, in Russian, English, French and German.

The VDI's primary focus is to inform academic circles about new discoveries and achievements within its scope of interest.

It also undertakes to promote studies of Classical and Oriental antiquity.

The journal comprises the following sections: - Research articles (the main section): original scholarly papers within the VDI’s field of interest. - Publications of new archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic and other data. - Discussions of controversial issues. - History of research in the field of ancient history and related disciplines, including archival data and historiography. - Scholarly life: reports on conferences, workshops and other scholarly events. - Personalia: anniversaries, congratulations, necrologies etc. - Supplement: commented editions and translations of ancient texts.

Occasionally, the journal includes other sections such as issue-related Roundtables, Ancient Civilization: New Discoveries, and From the World's Museum Collections).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.139

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	6

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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 and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• ОТНОСИТЕЛЬНАЯ ДАТИРОВКА ГРОБНИЦЫ ПЕРСЕНЕБА ПО АРХИТЕКТУРНЫМ ЭЛЕМЕНТАМ, "Вестник древней истории"

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Сергей Вячеславович

• РЕКОНСТРУКЦИЯ АНТИЧНОЙ СИСТЕМЫ МЕЖЕВАНИЯ ХОРЫ ХЕРСОНЕСА ТАВРИЧЕСКОГО С ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕМ МЕТОДОВ ДИСТАНЦИОННОГО ЗОНДИРОВАНИЯ, "Вестник древней истории"

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Татьяна Николаевна, Эдгар Аркадьевич, Алексей Евгеньевич

• “Angel of Mercy”: The Coptic Reception of the Image of Archangel Michael

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Liliya

• Lomonosov Conference at the Departments of Ancient History and Ancient Languages of the Faculty of History of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, 17, 25 April 2018)

  Citation: 2

  Authors: A., N.

• Work on “The World History” Before World War II: Searching for a Management Model

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Sergey, Sergey

• New data on the Bosporan coinage in the time of Mithradates VI

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Tatiana

• The Space of the Roman World in the Res gestae divi Augusti

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Alexander

• Amphora Collection of the State Hermitage (6th–2nd cc. BC)

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Sergey, Elena, Dmitriy, Nataliya

• Сhersonesus – Сherson, Panticapaeum – Bosporos: A Question of Identity or an Empire-Wide Process?

  Citation: 2

  Authors:

• On The Sizes of Land Plots and Units of Their Measurement on the Chora of Tauric Chersonesos

  Citation: 2

  Authors: T.

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