Journal profile · HISTORY
Book History
ISSN 1098-7371 · eISSN 1529-1499 · Johns Hopkins University Press
Book History: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Book History is published by Johns Hopkins 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 Literature: history, themes, analysis, Digital Humanities and Scholarship and Scottish History and National Identity, together about 26.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities11.9%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities9.4%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities5.5%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.1%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences4.5%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.5%
- Philippine History and CultureSocial Sciences4.1%
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 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)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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 412 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 18 | 2 | 39 |
| 2022 | 20 | 2 | 17 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 39 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 1098-7371
- Electronic ISSN
- 1529-1499
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Book History
What CAS zone is Book History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Book History is in Zone 4 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.
Which databases index Book History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Book History is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Book History open access, and what is the APC?
Book History is a subscription 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: .