Journal profile · MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Early Medieval Europe
ISSN 0963-9462 · eISSN 1468-0254 · Wiley-Blackwell
Early Medieval Europe: CAS Zone 1 · History (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 137 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 70% (journal website); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Early Medieval Europe is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 1 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval Literature and History, Historical and Religious Studies of Rome and Historical and Archaeological Studies, together about 52.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Classics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Early Medieval Europe provides an indispensable source of information and debate on the history of Europe from the later Roman Empire to the eleventh century. The journal is a thoroughly interdisciplinary forum, encouraging the discussion of all aspects of the early Middle Ages with a strong focus on Europe. It covers the entire continent, including insular Europe, Scandinavia, Iceland and the Mediterranean world, as well as interactions between Europe and places beyond it. Early Medieval Europe is unique in its chronological, methodological and geographical scope, and is essential reading for students and scholars of the early medieval world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 17, Germany 2, Spain 2, Canada 2, Austria 2 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities27.7%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities14.6%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities10.4%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities8.8%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities3.7%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities3.3%
- Medieval and Early Modern JusticeSocial Sciences2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 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 | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 206OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 67.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 51Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 84,142Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,630 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 61 | 34 | 4 |
| 2024 | 60 | 29 | 12 |
| 2023 | 94 | 51 | 31 |
| 2022 | 88 | 15 | 32 |
| 2021 | 74 | 18 | 59 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
137 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 76 days – 238 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 147 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (118 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 70%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 70%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,400 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use AI-generated content policy
AI-generated content policy: AI-generated papers not published; AI use must be disclosed in first footnote at initial submission. Model summary
This journal will not publish papers whose content is generated by AI technologies. If you used any AI technologies in writing your paper, you must disclose exactly what you used and how you used it. Please include this in the initial submission of the paper in the first footnote. For more details, see Wiley's AI Guidelines for researchers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
If a paper is accepted for publication, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting them to log in to Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be required to complete a copyright license agreement on behalf of all authors of the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review model
Double-anonymized peer review; at least two anonymous reviewers plus an Associate or Assistant Editor. Model summary
We follow a double-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers and an Associate or Assistant Editor.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0963-9462
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-0254
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Early Medieval Europe
What CAS zone is Early Medieval Europe in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Early Medieval Europe is in Zone 1 of History, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Medieval & Renaissance Studies; it is a Top journal. 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 Early Medieval Europe?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Early Medieval Europe?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 137 days (interquartile range 76–238 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 70% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Early Medieval Europe based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (17), Germany (2) and Spain (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Early Medieval Europe?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Early Medieval Europe is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Early Medieval Europe open access, and what is the APC?
Early Medieval Europe is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .