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Early Modern French Studies
ISSN 2056-3035 · eISSN 2056-3043 · Taylor & Francis
Early Modern French Studies: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 27 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 40% (journal website); 9 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Early Modern French Studies is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Historical and Literary Studies, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and French Literature and Criticism, together about 47.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Early Modern French Studies (formerly Seventeenth-Century French Studies) publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed, original articles in English and French on a broad range of literary, cultural, methodological, and theoretical topics relating to the study of early modern France. The journal has expanded its historical scope and now covers work on the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. Within this period of French literary and cultural history, the journal particularly welcomes work that relates to the term 'early modern', as well as work that interrogates it. It continues to publish special issues devoted to particular topics (such as the highly successful 2014 special issue on the cultural history of fans) as well as individual submissions. EMFS brings to its readership the work of both established figures and young researchers, and has historically provided a unique forum for the strong UK tradition of scholarship in the field. The journal is the official publication of the Society for Early Modern French Studies and was first published in 1979. Since then, the journal’s increasingly broad and inclusive stance has widened to include the full range of early modern artistic, musical, philosophical, scientific, political, and material concerns. Interdisciplinary in its interests and international in its scope, the journal continues to encourage contributions from throughout the UK, the US, France, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, and the Republic of Ireland, among others.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Jérôme BrillaudPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, France 1, Ireland 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences20.7%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities17.2%
- French Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities10%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities10%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities7.2%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities6.2%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities5%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities3%
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 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: America: History and Life, Current Abstracts, Genamics JournalSeek, Historical Abstracts, International Bibliography of Periodicals Literature (IBZ), Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts, Modern Language Association Bibliography, Periodicals Index Online, TOC Premier
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
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 21,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 179 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 19 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 21 | 6 | 35 |
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
27 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)
- 40%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 27 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 accepted1
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 23 Jul 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Early Modern French Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. 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…
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
- 2056-3035
- Electronic ISSN
- 2056-3043
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Early Modern French Studies
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Early Modern French Studies
What CAS zone is Early Modern French Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Early Modern French Studies is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History / Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Early Modern French Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.2, h-index 5.
How long does peer review take at Early Modern French Studies?
The publisher reports about 27 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 40%. 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 Modern French Studies based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), France (1) and Ireland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Early Modern French Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Early Modern French Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Early Modern French Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Early Modern French Studies 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: .