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Explorations in Economic History
ISSN 0014-4983 · eISSN 1090-2457 · Elsevier
Explorations in Economic History: CAS Zone 1 · History (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 1.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,280; review about 269 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Explorations in Economic History is published by Elsevier 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, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies, together about 37% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Explorations in Economic History provides broad coverage of the application of economic analysis to historical episodes. The journal has a tradition of innovative applications of theory and quantitative techniques, and it explores all aspects of economic change, all historical periods, all geographical locations, and all political and social systems. The journal includes papers by economists, economic historians, demographers, geographers, and sociologists.Explorations in Economic History is the only journal where you will find "Surveys and Speculations". This unique department alerts economic historians to the potential in a new area of research, surveying the recent literature and then identifying the most promising issues to pursue.Research areas include: • Agriculture • Economic demography • Government regulation • Human resource development • International trade • Manufacturing • Money and finance • Political economies • Technical change • Transportation
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance22.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- Culture, Economy, and Development StudiesSocial Sciences7.2%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.4%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.3%
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 | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 1 |
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 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 of Social Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 961OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,798 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 23 | 5 |
| 2025 | 60 | 31 | 89 |
| 2024 | 47 | 30 | 173 |
| 2023 | 39 | 15 | 193 |
| 2022 | 34 | 15 | 331 |
| 2021 | 27 | 14 | 440 |
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
269 dayssubmission to acceptance
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
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 269 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 8 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 3,280 / EUR 3,070 / GBP 2,630 / JPY 406,820 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,360 | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,360 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0014-4983
- Electronic ISSN
- 1090-2457
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Explorations in Economic History
What CAS zone is Explorations in Economic History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Explorations in Economic History is in Zone 1 of History, and in Zone 1 of the minor category 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 Explorations in Economic History?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.88; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 99.
How long does peer review take at Explorations in Economic History?
The publisher reports about 269 days (submission to acceptance). 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.
Which databases index Explorations in Economic History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Explorations in Economic History is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Explorations in Economic History open access, and what is the APC?
Explorations in Economic History is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,280.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .