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BMGN-The Low Countries Historical Review
ISSN 0165-0505 · eISSN 2211-2898 · Utrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services) · Netherlands
BMGN-The Low Countries Historical Review: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.48; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BMGN-The Low Countries Historical Review is published by Utrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services) and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Influence and Diplomacy, Financial Crisis of the 21st Century and Cultural History and Identity Formation, together about 42.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BMGN – Low Countries Historical Review was founded in 1877 and is the leading academic journal for the history of the Netherlands, Belgium and their global presence. The journal publishes articles and review articles which explore broad and important issues in the history of the Low Countries and seeks to do so in a wider comparative and international context. In creating discussion fora and publishing book reviews, the journal aims to enliven historical debate among both professional historians and a wider interested public. Rigorously peer-reviewed and published in print and in Open Access, BMGN – Low Countries Historical Review seeks to present the best historical scholarship of both junior and senior scholars. The journal accommodates all historical subdisciplines, covers the history of the Low Countries since the Middle Ages, and accepts contributions in Dutch and English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Netherlands 2, Israel 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences20%
- Financial Crisis of the 21st CenturyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.6%
- Cultural History and Identity FormationArts and Humanities10.3%
- Dutch Social and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences8.5%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities8.3%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Literature, Politics, and Exile StudiesEnvironmental Science3.5%
- Historical Legal Studies and SocietySocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor
- 0.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,654 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| 2025 | 80 | 80 | 2 |
| 2024 | 64 | 64 | 9 |
| 2023 | 102 | 102 | 8 |
| 2022 | 79 | 79 | 12 |
| 2021 | 87 | 87 | 105 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Open access under CC BY 4.0; authors retain copyright. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:a) BMGN – Low Countries Historical Review provides immediate open access to its content. Articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work licensed under a CC BY 4.0 license. This license…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
As BMGN – Low Countries Historical Review publishes research that is financed with public funding, the journal provides immediate open access to its content. This policy is also grounded on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process described elsewhere on site. Model summary
Please read the information on the Peer Review Process
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving
This journal is registered as a Sherpa Romeo journal.Authors are explicitly encouraged to deposit their article in their institutional repository.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Utrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services)
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English, Dutch
- ISSN
- 0165-0505
- Electronic ISSN
- 2211-2898
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 141, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BMGN-The Low Countries Historical Review
What CAS zone is BMGN-The Low Countries Historical Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BMGN-The Low Countries Historical Review is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 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.
What is the impact factor of BMGN-The Low Countries Historical Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.48; CiteScore 1, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at BMGN-The Low Countries Historical Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of BMGN-The Low Countries Historical Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of BMGN-The Low Countries Historical Review based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Netherlands (2) and Israel (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index BMGN-The Low Countries Historical Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BMGN-The Low Countries Historical Review is indexed in SSCI, AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is BMGN-The Low Countries Historical Review open access, and what is the APC?
BMGN-The Low Countries Historical Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .