About the Journal

Codex – The Journal of Classical Studies is a double-blind
peer-reviewed biannual journal (ISSN 2176-1779), sponsored by the
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), by PROAERA (A Group of Studies in Representation of Classical Antiquity) and by PIPGLA (An Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Program in Applied Linguistics). Since 2009, the journal publishes scientific papers in the field of Classical Studies. Its mission is to offer a comprehensive survey of
the ongoing research in the area of Classics to facilitate access  of the target audience of students, academics and researchers to the evolving work carried out by those who contribute to the growth of this field in this country and abroad. The journal accepts submissions all year round, free of charge. Codex encourages authors to submit original, unpublished articles in the areas of Ancient Philosophy,
Philology, Ancient History, Archeology and related fields.
Works by undergraduate or graduate students are welcome, as long as they are co-authored with a senior advisor with a Ph.D., supervising the scientific work of the candidate who wishes to be published in this journal.

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Current Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2024): Publicação Contínua
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Published: 2025-08-09

Articles

  • The Homeric Apollo in Horace, Odes 4.6

    Lya Serignolli
    e1222401
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25187/codex.v12i2.64874
  • The victorious shepherd notes on Sophocles’ Alexandros fragments

    Paloma Flavio Betini
    e1222402
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25187/codex.v12i2.64531
  • A swine Ulysses the reception of the Odyssey by Millôr Fernandes

    Giovanna Angela Agulha Sarti
    e1222403
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25187/codex.v12i2.65318

Dossier Health and Environment in Antiquity

  • Asclépio e Heródico em República 405c-408e imagens de mundos e dietas diferentes

    Rogério Gimenes de Campos
    e1222404
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25187/codex.v12i2.64589
  • Loneliness, illness and food the problem of savagery and civilization in Sophocles’ Philoctetes

    Matheus Barros da Silva
    e1222405
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25187/codex.v12i2.65933

Translations

  • Pindar, Pythian 2 Introduction, Translation, and Notes

    Ricardo Tieri de Brito
    e1222406
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25187/codex.v12i2.65128
  • Prologue and the Parodos of Sophocles' Women of Trachis translation, commentary, and notes

    Lucas Fonseca de Oliveira
    e1222407
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25187/codex.v12i2.65716

Book Reviews

  • O livro de Catulo, by João Angelo Oliva Neto Book review

    Ana Carolina Aquarolli Martins
    e1222408
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25187/codex.v12i2.65202
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About Codex:

  • Country of Publication: Brazil 
  • Publisher: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
  • ISSN: 2176-1779
  • DOI: 10.25187/codex
  • Frequency: Biannual
  • Publication Dates: July and December
  • Acceptance Rate: 97% in 2018
  • Impact Factor: Not Yet Available
  • Format: Online
  • Scope: Classical Studies
  • Open Access: Yes
  • Indexed: Yes
  • Subscription Fee: No
  • Publication charges: No
  • Policy: Peer-reviewd/Refereed
  • Review Time: Eight Weeks Approximately
  • E-mail: codex@letras.ufrj.br 
  • Alternate e-mail: codex.periodico@gmail.com