About the Journal

Focus and Scope

“Antiquities” is an academic journal that contains articles of theoretical and scientific nature in the field of archeology, ancient and medieval history, as well as related disciplines and regional studies. The journal is published annually since 1994 by the Faculty of History of the V. N. Karazin Kharkov National University and the Kharkov Historical & Archaeological Society.

The prime aim of "Antiquities" is informing an academic community about new results and discoveries in the field of ancient and medieval history, which are interesting for an international audience.

The main sections of the journal:

Articles. The main section of the journal, which contains original scholarly papers.

Publications. The section includes publications of archaeological, numismatic, epigraphic and other data.

Notes. Contains discussion questions.

Reviews. Overviews of literature, academic reviews, etc.

Chronicle. Reports on conferences and other events of academic life.

The journal can also contain another sections: materials for anniversaries, congratulations, obituaries, etc.

Specialized scientific publication, the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of 11.07.2016 № 820.

ISSN: 2309-6608 (print)

The journal is indexed in Russian Science Citation Index (on the Web of Science platform).

Founders: V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkov Historical & Archaeological Society

Publisher: V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Peer Review Process 

The editors of the journal are ruled by the international standards of ethics of scientific publications (http://publicationethics.org), developed by The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The decision to publish the manuscript is taken by the entire editorial board, which is collectively responsible for the materials published in the journal.

The content of the manuscripts is evaluated, first of all, from the point of view of authenticity of the content and scientific significance, correspondence of the research subjects and the current legal norms in copyright and plagiarism. 

The decision to publish the article is carried out on the principle of double-blind review, on the basis of positive reviews of members of the editorial board who are specialists in the subject, external researchers are also invited, whose range of scientific interests coincides with the topic of the article.

Reviewers must consider the following questions and give the answer "Yes" or "No":
1. Are the results original?
2. Are the methods adequate?
3. Whether the analysis corresponds to conclusions?
Reviewers indicate their opinion:
1. Accept without change.
2. Accept after taking into account the comments of the reviewer.
3. Reject.