Zeitschrift fur Antikes Christentum

Aims & Scope

The Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity (ZAC) is a refereed academic journal which aims at encouraging the dialogue between scholars of church history, history of religion, and classical antiquity with all its subdisciplines (classical and Christian Near Eastern philology, ancient history, classical and Christian archaeology, as well as the history of ancient philosophy and religion).

In this context, ancient Christianity is understood in its complete prosopographic and doxographic breadth, with special emphasis on the influences of peripheral groups and related movements.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.139

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25400

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	21

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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.

• Historiographic Identities: Julian, Gregory of Nazianzus, and the Forging of Orthodoxy

  Citation: 18

  Authors: SUSANNA

• Anti-Judaism and Early Christian Identity

  Citation: 17

  Authors: James Carleton

• Crucifixion in the West: From Constantine to Recceswinth

  Citation: 16

  Authors: John

• Vom Sonnen-Tag zum Sonntag. Der <i>dies solis</i> in Gesetzgebung und Politik Konstantins d. Gr.

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Klaus Martin

• The Sequence and Dating of the Series of John Chrysostoms Eight Discourses Adversus Iudaeos

  Citation: 9

  Authors: WENDY, RUDOLF, MARTIN

• <i>Diskussion / Discussion</i>

  Citation: 8

  Authors:

• <i>Diskussion/Discussion</i>

  Citation: 8

  Authors:

• Aufsätze / Essays. Origen’s Doctrine of Pre-Existence and the Opening Chapters of Genesis

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Peter W.

• Heresiology as Universal History in Epiphanius's <i>Panarion</i>

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Jeremy

• „Oxbridge“ in der ausgehenden Spätantike oder: Ein Vergleich der Schulen von Athen und Alexandrien

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Markus

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