Journal profile · HISTORY
Early American Studies-An Interdisciplinary Journal
ISSN 1543-4273 · eISSN 1559-0895 · University of Pennsylvania Press
Early American Studies-An Interdisciplinary Journal: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Early American Studies-An Interdisciplinary Journal is published by University of Pennsylvania 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 American Constitutional Law and Politics, American History and Culture and Colonialism, slavery, and trade, together about 47% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences21.5%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting13.3%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences12.3%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities4%
- Caribbean history, culture, and politicsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences3.4%
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)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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 587 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1 | 23 |
| 2022 | 30 | 2 | 20 |
| 2021 | 26 | 2 | 22 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- ISSN
- 1543-4273
- Electronic ISSN
- 1559-0895
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Early American Studies-An Interdisciplinary Journal
What CAS zone is Early American Studies-An Interdisciplinary Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Early American Studies-An Interdisciplinary Journal 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.
Which databases index Early American Studies-An Interdisciplinary Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Early American Studies-An Interdisciplinary Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Early American Studies-An Interdisciplinary Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Early American Studies-An Interdisciplinary Journal is a hybrid 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: .