Journal profile · Multiple
Environmental History
ISSN 1084-5453 · eISSN 1930-8892 · Oxford University Press
Environmental History: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.93; subscription journal; 91 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: From 1 January 2022, Environmental History will no longer be published by OUP and will begin publishing with University of Chicago Press (UCP). All new submissions to the journal should be submitted through UCP’s system: https://www.editorialmanager.com/eh. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental History is published by Oxford University Press 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 American Environmental and Regional History, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and History of Science and Medicine, together about 45.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This interdisciplinary journal addresses issues relating to human interactions with the natural world over time, and includes insights from history, geography, anthropology, the natural sciences, and many other disciplines. Impact Factor Year Impact Factor Ssi: Environmental Studies Ssi: History 2018 0.525 113 out of 116 46 out of 95 2017 0.696 101 out of 108 15 out of 89 2016 0.600 98 out of 105 17 out of 87 2015 0.377 99 out of 104 30 out of 87 2014 0.627 89 out of 100 14 out of 87 2013 0.618 82 out of 96 5 out of 72 2012 0.604 80 out of 90 11 out of 69 2011 0.444 81 out of 89 13 out of 55 2010 0.388 2009 0.750 53 out of 66 2 out of 31 2008 0.780 3 out of 22 2007 0.976 2 out of 17 2006 1.625 1 out of 16 2005 0.884 3 out of 16 2004 0.905 2 out of 15 Abstracting and Indexing Services Environmental History is indexed/abstracted in the following: AGRICOLA America: History and Life Environmental Bibliography Forest Products Abstracts Forestry Abstracts GEOBASE Historical Abstracts Social Sciences in Forestry
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 20, Germany 2, Canada 2, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science20.4%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities13.4%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities11.6%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities10.7%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences8.8%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting3%
- Environmental Conservation and ManagementEnvironmental Science2.9%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.6%
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 | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
AGRICOLAPublisher website
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
- 0.93LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2021
- 0.75Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.79Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 482OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,642 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 90 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 91 | 4 | 21 |
| 2024 | 89 | 5 | 35 |
| 2023 | 100 | 6 | 115 |
| 2022 | 94 | 6 | 135 |
| 2021 | 90 | 9 | 196 |
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 1084-5453
- Electronic ISSN
- 1930-8892
- Society / sponsor
- American Society for Environmental History and the Forest History Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 4 (October 2021)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental History
What CAS zone is Environmental History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental History is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History / Environmental Studies. 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 Environmental History?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.93; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 64.
Where are the editorial board members of Environmental History based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), Germany (2) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental History is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Environmental History open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental History 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, Publisher website; 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: .