Journal profile · HISTORY
Contemporary British History
ISSN 1361-9462 · eISSN 1743-7997 · Taylor & Francis
Contemporary British History: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 108 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 49% (journal website); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary British History is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political and Economic history of UK and US, Irish and British Studies and Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal is part of our Collective Pathway to Open Publishing pilot. If the journal reaches the required revenue threshold, all articles accepted during the current calendar year will be published open access at no cost to authors. Contemporary British History offers innovative new research on British society, culture, politics, foreign policy, and the economy in the recent past. We welcome work from across disciplines as well as work that takes a comparative or transnational approach to contemporary Britain. Given the changing nature of the field, we are particularly interested in submissions dealing with the period since 1945. The research articles published in Contemporary British History are diverse in their approach to the past. Alongside detailed archival case studies, we publish theoretical and methodological reflections on the nature of the field, work on teaching contemporary British history, and analyses of the politics and public resonance of writing history. The journal also publishes book reviews, review essays, and witness seminars. We encourage submissions across these fields, and are open to suggestions for pieces that take a different form to the traditional research article. All research articles published in the journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and the reports submitted by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 27, United States 1, Canada 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences23.7%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities6.5%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences6%
- World Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactSocial Sciences5.6%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities4.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.9%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OCLC, America: History and Life, British Humanities Index, Current Abstracts, Historical Abstracts, Humanities International Index, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Sociological AbstractsPublisher website
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.32Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.94Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 325OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 176,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,744 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 24 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 33 | 26 | 24 |
| 2023 | 39 | 19 | 105 |
| 2022 | 39 | 16 | 94 |
| 2021 | 35 | 18 | 149 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
108 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 49%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted8
- book reviewThe journal also publishes book reviews, review essays, and witness seminars.Length not stated
- book reviewsThe journal also publishes book reviews, review essays, and witness seminars.Length not stated
- research articleThe research articles published in Contemporary British History are diverse in their approach to the past.Length not stated
- research articlesThe research articles published in Contemporary British History are diverse in their approach to the past.Length not stated
- review essayThe journal also publishes book reviews, review essays, and witness seminars.Length not stated
- review essaysThe journal also publishes book reviews, review essays, and witness seminars.Length not stated
- witness seminarThe journal also publishes book reviews, review essays, and witness seminars.Length not stated
- witness seminarsThe journal also publishes book reviews, review essays, and witness seminars.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Fully open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Contemporary British History is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor screening and reports from at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles published in the journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and the reports submitted by at least two anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1361-9462
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-7997
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary British History
What CAS zone is Contemporary British History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contemporary British History is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Contemporary British History?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Contemporary British History?
The publisher reports about 108 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 49%. 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 JCR quartile is Contemporary British History in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of History.
Where are the editorial board members of Contemporary British History based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (27), United States (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Contemporary British History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporary British History is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Contemporary British History open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary British History is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .