Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Bulletin of the John Rylands Library
ISSN 2054-9318 · eISSN 2054-9326 · Manchester University Press
Bulletin of the John Rylands Library: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 12 articles a year; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of the John Rylands Library is published by Manchester 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 Medieval Literature and History, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and Renaissance Literature and Culture, together about 52% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities25.6%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities17.9%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities8.5%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities5.9%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities4.2%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences3.5%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities3.2%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities2.9%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 265OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,177 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 16 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 19 | 4 | 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
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
- Manchester University Press
- ISSN
- 2054-9318
- Electronic ISSN
- 2054-9326
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the John Rylands Library
What CAS zone is Bulletin of the John Rylands Library in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of the John Rylands Library is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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 Bulletin of the John Rylands Library?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of the John Rylands Library is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Bulletin of the John Rylands Library open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .