Journal profile · ART
Art History
ISSN 0141-6790 · eISSN 1467-8365 · Wiley-Blackwell
Art History: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,185; 64 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Art History is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Art and Culture Studies, Art History and Market Analysis and Art, Politics, and Modernism, together about 39.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Art History is an international, peer-reviewed journal for original and path-breaking research. Since 1978, it has published essays, critical reviews, and special issues that expand the terms and scope of the discipline.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ART
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities17.3%
- Art History and Market AnalysisArts and Humanities12.4%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities10.2%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities9.1%
- Photography and Visual CultureArts and Humanities5.2%
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities3.5%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 2 |
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 289OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,930 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 64 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 65 | 12 | 16 |
| 2023 | 59 | 17 | 25 |
| 2022 | 75 | 16 | 29 |
| 2021 | 80 | 11 | 78 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 2,415 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0141-6790
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-8365
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 3 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Art History
What CAS zone is Art History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Art History is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Art; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Art History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Art History is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Art History open access, and what is the APC?
Art History is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,185.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .