Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Continuity and Change
ISSN 0268-4160 · eISSN 1469-218X · Cambridge University Press
Continuity and Change: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.31; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Cambridge University Press will cease publication of Continuity and Change on completion of Volume 40 / 2025. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: No longer published by Cambridge University Press Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Continuity and Change is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Historical Economic and Social Studies, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes, together about 45.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance26.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities8.4%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences7.7%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities4.9%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities3.7%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities3.7%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities3.1%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
2025 Journal Citation Reports © Clarivate AnalyticsPublisher 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
- 0.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 89Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 298OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 70.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,512 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 44 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 35 | 19 | 6 |
| 2023 | 31 | 15 | 42 |
| 2022 | 31 | 15 | 37 |
| 2021 | 32 | 20 | 58 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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 accepted1
- articleArticle Grist to the mill: negotiating seigneurial monopolies (southern Low Countries, c. 1150–1550)Length not stated
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0268-4160
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-218X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Continuity and Change
What CAS zone is Continuity and Change in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Continuity and Change is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Continuity and Change?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.31; CiteScore 1, h-index 48.
Which databases index Continuity and Change?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Continuity and Change is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Continuity and Change open access, and what is the APC?
Continuity and Change is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .