Journal profile · HISTORY
Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal
ISSN 1406-3859 · eISSN 2228-3897 · Tartu University Press
Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal is published by Tartu University Press and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, Historical and Archaeological Studies and Eastern European Communism and Reforms, together about 43.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences21.8%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities11.9%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences9.9%
- Medieval European History and ArchitectureArts and Humanities9.4%
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities5.1%
- European Cultural and National IdentitySocial Sciences5.1%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- European Linguistics and AnthropologySocial Sciences4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 2LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 359 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 5 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Tartu University Press
- ISSN
- 1406-3859
- Electronic ISSN
- 2228-3897
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal
What CAS zone is Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal is a fully open-access 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: .