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European History Quarterly
ISSN 0265-6914 · eISSN 1461-7110 · SAGE
European History Quarterly: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.33; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 96 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European History Quarterly is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European history and politics, Italian Fascism and Post-war Society and European Political History Analysis, together about 30.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences13.1%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences8.8%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities8.3%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences7.9%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities7.7%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities5.5%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.33LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 187OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,054 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 96 | 25 | 2 |
| 2024 | 57 | 18 | 12 |
| 2023 | 102 | 31 | 34 |
| 2022 | 37 | 23 | 96 |
| 2021 | 67 | 11 | 42 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0265-6914
- Electronic ISSN
- 1461-7110
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European History Quarterly
What CAS zone is European History Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European History Quarterly is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History / Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European History Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.33; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 35.
Which databases index European History Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European History Quarterly is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is European History Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
European History Quarterly is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .