Studia Historica. Historia Antigua

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About the Journal

Focus and Scope

STUDIA HISTORICA: HISTORIA ANTIGUA is an annual journal in which the papers received will be evaluated by external reviewers using the double-blind system. The Editorial Board, respectful of the intellectual freedom of the authors, will not modify the opinions expressed by them, although it might not endorse them.

The Editorial Board of STVDIA HISTORICA. HISTORIA ANTIGUA will consider the publication of original works as long as (1) they have not been previously published in any of its versions or proposed for publication in another Journal, (2) guarantee a high-quality level and (3) deal with aspects relating to the chronological period within the scope of Ancient History. That includes papers focused on a novel subject, a different and more in-depth treatment of a problem already identified in historiography, the contribution of new data concerning a given historiographical question, and/or or the potential applications of a new or more refined methodology.

Peer Review Process

All contributions will be evaluated by external reviewers according to strict criteria of scientific quality. The Editorial Board will emit the final decision based on the reports of the reviewers.

Frequency of publication

Annual. Continuous publication since 2023.

Open access policy

This journal provides immediate free access to its content in the belief that making research freely available to the public allows for a greater exchange of global knowledge.

No Charges for Levied Processing Contributions or for Publication in Open Access Format (APC)

There is no charge for submitting, editing or publishing papers in open access format [article processing charges (APCs)]

Sections of the Journal

The Journal STUDIA HISTORICA: HISTORIA ANTIGUA, is divided into several sections:

  1. Editorial
  2. Articles: these allow readers to further explore the main theme addressed in the Journal.
    In the case of articles sent for publication in a monographic issue, these contributions must be in line with a given topic, chosen by the Editorial Secretariat of the Journal.
  3. Varia: other research relationships with the main theme of the journal.
  4. Reviews
  5. In memorian.
  6. Other

Commitment to Research Submitted by New Authors and Authors from Developing Countries

The Journal STUDIA HISTORICA: HISTORIA ANTIGUA supports the research carried out by authors or research teams from developing countries, especially from Latin-America, whose texts are presented in scientific language, preferably in English or Spanish.

We are also committed to new authors from all over the world who wish to send articles written in these languages.

Permission to Self-Archive and Digital Preservation

Authors are authorized to publish on the internet (for example, in institutional repositories or personal web sites) after publication (in no case prior to the review, layout or even in the phase of proof-reading); in the event of embargo, immediately after this has expired. It is also permitted in cases in which the costs of APCs (article processing charges) have been paid to the Editorial Board. These measures are designed to foster the reading and citation of contributions and to achieve greater and faster dissemination of the work published (see The Effect of Open Access)

The Journal can be accessed from the two main repositories of the University of Salamanca:

This Journal uses the LOCKSS system to create an archive distributed among the participating libraries, allowing them to create permanent archives of the Journal with a view to preservation and restoration.

Dissemination in Databases

The Journal is committed to the provision of XML metadata or in other specific formats, immediately after publication in «eUSAL Revistas» and before three months have elapsed in order to foster diffusion in databases (Proquest, Ebsco, Elsevier, DOAJ, CrossRef/DOI).

Thematics

Contributions must be original, unpublished and should not have been submitted to «Ancient history»

  • IBIC: Historia antigua: hasta c. 500 e. c. (HBLA)
  • BIC: Ancient history: to c 500 CE (HBLA)
  • BISAC: History / General (HIS000000); History / Civilization (HIS039000) 

Language, Identification of Text Authorship

Language

Contributions will be published in Spanish or English.

Ethics and Accountability of the Journal

Upon submitting their originals to the Journal, authors must commit to accepting the usual procedures in the scientific community; only originals that have not been published previously and that are not undergoing review by other journals can be accepted. Thus, the originals sent to the Journal will cannot be sent to other journals while they are still undergoing review by our Journal.

Authors must respect international norms concerning authors’ rights to the text, graphics and other materials included in their contributions submitted to the Journal for publication. In turn, the editors, the editorial board and the reviewers of the journal will ensure the integrity of the research is maintained, which in the first instance is the responsibility of the authors, reminding them of the use of software «Turnitin Ephorus» https://moodle2.usal.es/mod/page/view.php?id=260582. Accordingly, authors are requested not to engage in plagiarism or self-plagiarism.

COPE

This Journal adheres to the principle of transparency and good practices set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

CC BY-NC-SA

Authors assign to Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca the right of publication, under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.

This license allows third parties to distribute, copy and display the article. No commercial profit may be made. The new creations must acknowledge their authorship, may not be used commercially and must be under an equivalent license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode.en

DORA

SHHAN, supports the "Declaration of San Francisco on evaluation of research" - DORA.

Information on the specific contribution of each of the authors to the published articles

The order of signatures/affiliation in the article should reflect the effort and contribution.

Registration funder of articles published

The funding agency(ies) external to University must be indicated, indicating the reference(s) of the project(s) in the framework of which the research that has given rise to the publication of the article has been carried out. This information should be referenced by the authors in the acknowledgements in the article. The corresponding author in charge of submitting the article to «eUSAL Revistas» must include this metadata at the time of the submit in the corresponding section.

Good editorial practices in gender equality

Good practice in gender equality requires that:

  • Articles should include, as far as possible, the use of inclusive language;
  • Authors should include full names (not just first initials), at least in the metadata.

Interoperability protocols

The OAI-PMH protocol is used with the route https://revistas.usal.es/uno/index.php/0213-2052/oai/

History of the journal

Journal founded in 1983 by Marcelo Vigil Pascual.

Journal specialized in Ancient History, with special attention to Greece, Rome and Late Antiquity.