Journal profile · HISTORY
African Economic History
ISSN 0145-2258 · eISSN 2163-9108 · African Studies Center of Boston University
African Economic History: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Economic History is published by African Studies Center of Boston University and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are African history and culture studies, Global Maritime and Colonial Histories and Colonialism, slavery, and trade, together about 57.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences33.7%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences12.2%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences11.5%
- Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences4.4%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences4.2%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences3.8%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 385OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,029 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 26 | 9 | 14 |
| 2021 | 30 | 3 | 18 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- African Studies Center of Boston University
- ISSN
- 0145-2258
- Electronic ISSN
- 2163-9108
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Economic History
What CAS zone is African Economic History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, African Economic History is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index African Economic History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Economic History is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is African Economic History open access, and what is the APC?
African Economic History is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .