Journal profile · Multiple
Britain and the World
ISSN 2043-8567 · eISSN 2043-8575 · Edinburgh University Press
Britain and the World: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.22; subscription journal; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Britain and the World is published by Edinburgh 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 Australian History and Society, Scottish History and National Identity and Historical Economic and Social Studies, together about 30.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences16.3%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities7.9%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences6.6%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences6.4%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.8%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities4.9%
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)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.22LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 744 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
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
- Edinburgh University Press
- ISSN
- 2043-8567
- Electronic ISSN
- 2043-8575
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Britain and the World
What CAS zone is Britain and the World in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Britain and the World 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.
What is the impact factor of Britain and the World?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.22; CiteScore 0.2, h-index 15.
Which databases index Britain and the World?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Britain and the World is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Britain and the World open access, and what is the APC?
Britain and the World 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: .