Journal profile · MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Erasmus Studies
ISSN 0276-2854 · eISSN 1874-9275 · Brill
Erasmus Studies: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Erasmus Studies is published by Brill 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 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies and Historical Influence and Diplomacy, together about 39.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities25.3%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities7.6%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences6.5%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities6.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.2%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities4%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities3.8%
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 | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 575 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 20 | 14 | 1 |
| 2022 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 3 | 5 |
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 0276-2854
- Electronic ISSN
- 1874-9275
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Erasmus Studies
What CAS zone is Erasmus Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Erasmus Studies is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medieval & Renaissance Studies. 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 Erasmus Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Erasmus Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Erasmus Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Erasmus Studies 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .