Histos The Online Journal of Ancient Historiography

About

Histos: The On-Line Journal of Ancient Historiography is an international journal based at the University of Alberta, publishing scholarship primarily in Classical Studies along with associated disciplines such as History, Literary Studies and Religious Studies. Our main focus is on historical and biographical writing from ancient Greece and Rome (c. 400 BCE - c. 600 CE) though we also publish on other premodern historical traditions such as Jewish or early medieval historiography. We publish high-quality, rigorously peer reviewed articles directed mainly at an academic readership, ranging in length from 5,000 to 20,000 or more words. In addition to 9-10 articles a year, we typically publish 20-25 book reviews or review-discussions. Our contributors include both established and emerging scholars from North America and around the world. From its inception, Histos has always been entirely on line and fully open-access, with no author fees.

Editorial policy and ethics

Review Process

All research articles in Histos are peer-reviewed through a double-blind process in which neither author nor reviewer is aware of the other's identity. Article editors solicit reviewer reports from recognised experts in the relevant field and make determinations accordingly.

Open Access Statement

Histos is a diamond open access journal that provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports the greater global exchange of knowledge.

Authors will never be charged to submit or publish a manuscript through Histos, and all articles published since 2024 will be made available under an  International Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0),  as indicated in the Copyright Notice section under the Submissions page.

Digital Archiving Policy

This journal is archived with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Preservation Network and Scholars Portal Journals. These programs offer a decentralized and distributed preservation, perpetual access, and preservation of the authentic original version of the content.

Self-Archiving Policy

Authors are encouraged to deposit the published version in an institutional / disciplinary repository immediately on publication. Pre-print versions posted online should include a citation and link to the final published version in Histos as soon as the issue is available; post-print versions (including the final publisher's PDF) should include a citation and link to the journal's website.

Research Misconduct Policy

The editors of Histos will take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication, among others. In the event that the editors are made aware of any allegation of research misconduct relating to a published article in their journal, the editor shall follow the Committee on Publication Ethics guidelines in dealing with allegations. 

Editorial board

Founding Editor:
†John Moles, Newcastle University

Editor Emeritus:
John Marincola, Professor Emeritus, Florida State University

Managing Editor/Editor in Chief:
Adam Kemezis, Professor, University of Alberta

Editors:
Luuk Huitink, Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam
K. Scarlett Kingsley, Visiting Associate Professor and Fellow, Institute for Hellenic Studies and the Liberal Arts
Tim Rood, Professor of Greek Literature, University of Oxford
Alan Ross, Associate Professor, Ohio State University
Kelly Shannon-Henderson, Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati

Book Review Editor:
Beatrice Poletti, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Queen's University

Typesetter and Copyeditor:
Thilo Rising, independent scholar and contractor

Editorial Board:
Emily Baragwanath, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
James Chlup, University of Manitoba
Edith Foster, College of Wooster
Geoffrey Greatrex, University of Ottawa
Noreen Humble, University of Calgary
Christopher Krebs, Stanford University
Nino Luraghi, New College, Oxford
Alexander Meeus, Universität Mannheim
Jaclyn Neel, Carleton University
Roberto Nicolai, Università di Roma, 'La Sapienza'
Debra Nousek, Western University
Christopher Pelling, Christ Church College, Oxford
Beatrice Poletti, Queen's University
Frances Pownall, University of Alberta
David Rohrbacher, New College of Florida