Journal profile · HISTORY
Contributions to the History of Concepts
ISSN 1807-9326 · eISSN 1874-656X · Berghahn
Contributions to the History of Concepts: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contributions to the History of Concepts is published by Berghahn and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European Political History Analysis, History, Culture, and Diplomacy and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, together about 22.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities9.1%
- History, Culture, and DiplomacyArts and Humanities7.5%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities5.9%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities5.9%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences5.9%
- Political Theory and InfluenceSocial Sciences5.1%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 294 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 16 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 18 | 6 | 20 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 27 |
| 2021 | 21 | 4 | 32 |
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
- Berghahn
- ISSN
- 1807-9326
- Electronic ISSN
- 1874-656X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contributions to the History of Concepts
What CAS zone is Contributions to the History of Concepts in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contributions to the History of Concepts is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 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.
Which databases index Contributions to the History of Concepts?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contributions to the History of Concepts is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Contributions to the History of Concepts open access, and what is the APC?
Contributions to the History of Concepts 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: .