Journal profile · Multiple
Canadian Historical Review
ISSN 0008-3755 · eISSN 1710-1093 · University of Toronto Press
Canadian Historical Review: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.39; subscription journal; 99 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Historical Review is published by University of Toronto 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 Canadian Identity and History, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and American Constitutional Law and Politics, together about 59% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 25, United States 1, United Kingdom 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences44.5%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities7.3%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences7.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences3.6%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science3.3%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting2.4%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences2.2%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| 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
- 0.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 326OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,192 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 99 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 104 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 102 | 28 | 23 |
| 2022 | 98 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 183 | 1 | 112 |
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
- University of Toronto Press
- ISSN
- 0008-3755
- Electronic ISSN
- 1710-1093
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Historical Review
What CAS zone is Canadian Historical Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Historical Review is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Canadian Historical Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.39; CiteScore 0.2, h-index 35.
Where are the editorial board members of Canadian Historical Review based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (25), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Canadian Historical Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Historical Review is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Canadian Historical Review open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Historical Review 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: .