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ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW
ISSN 0013-0117 · eISSN 1468-0289 · Wiley-Blackwell
ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW: CAS Zone 1 · History (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 1.56; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; median 258 days to acceptance (42 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 33% (journal website); 98 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW 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 Historical Economic and Social Studies, Scottish History and National Identity and Australian History and Society, together about 45.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Economic History Review is an invaluable source of information and is available free to members of the Economic History Society. Publishing reviews of books, periodicals and information technology, The Review will keep anyone interested in economic and social history abreast of current developments in the subject. It aims at broad coverage of themes of economic and social change, including the intellectual, political and cultural implications of these changes. Many issues contain an essay under the heading Surveys and Speculations which discusses a particular problem in economic and social history in an adventurous way. The extensive book review section in each issue provides a guide to the latest literature on economic and social history in the British Isles and throughout the rest of the world. Each volume also contains Essays in Bibliography and Criticism which are designed to bring readers up to date with the latest writings on a particular country and topical themes in economic and social history.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Hong Kong, China 1, France 1, Spain 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance32.9%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities6.5%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences6.2%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences3.7%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities3.6%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities3.2%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities3%
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 | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | 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 | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA, RePEc
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
- 1.56LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 169OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,199OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 67.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 89Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 247,317Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,938 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 42 | 4 |
| 2025 | 98 | 66 | 47 |
| 2024 | 104 | 74 | 206 |
| 2023 | 78 | 53 | 295 |
| 2022 | 100 | 44 | 449 |
| 2021 | 95 | 32 | 574 |
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
258 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 398 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 41 days (45 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 293 days
- Sample
- 42 articles with submission and acceptance dates (185 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)
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 146 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / EUR 3,240 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Wiley will update and republish papers and redeliver metadata to indexing services when authors change their name after publication, without publishing a correction notice or notifying co-authors. Model summary
In cases where authors wish to change their name following publication, Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver the updated metadata to indexing services.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright & LicensingWALS + standard CTA or Open Access
Open access articles may be published under CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, or CC-BY-NC-ND licenses; standard copyright agreement allows self-archiving under specific conditions. Model summary
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Copyright & LicensingWALS + standard CTA or Open Access
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rejected manuscripts may be recommended for transfer to another suitable Wiley journal via editor referral or the Transfer Desk Assistant. Model summary
If your manuscript is not accepted, you may receive a recommendation to transfer your manuscript to another suitable Wiley journal, either through a referral from the journal’s editor or through our Transfer Desk Assistant.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving of different article versions is permitted under the journal's standard copyright agreement under specific conditions. Model summary
Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions.
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
- 0013-0117
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-0289
- Society / sponsor
- Economic History Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 79, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW
What CAS zone is ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW is in Zone 1 of History, and in Zone 1 of the minor category History / Economics / History of Social Sciences; 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 ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.56; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 169.
How long does peer review take at ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW?
Based on the dates recorded on 42 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 258 days (interquartile range 131–398 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33% (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 ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), Hong Kong, China (1) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW open access, and what is the APC?
ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
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: .