Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Fascism
ISSN 2211-6249 · eISSN 2211-6257 · BRILL · Netherlands
Fascism: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fascism is published by BRILL 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 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, European history and politics and Communism, Protests, Social Movements, together about 62.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fascism: Journal of Comparative Fascist Studies publishes peer-reviewed (double blind) articles that explore the phenomenon of fascism in a comparative context. The journal achieves range and depth of knowledge by focusing on topics such as: • The unique as well as generic aspects of fascism. • Patterns in the causal aspects and genesis of fascism, including political, economic, social, historical, and psychological factors. • Expression of fascist themes in art, culture, ritual and propaganda. • Gendered dimensions of fascist politics and culture. • The global and wider historical contexts of fascism. • Elements of continuity and change between interwar and postwar fascisms, as well as consideration of contemporary forms of fascism. • Examination of fascism using themes and analytical concepts including revolution, modernity, modernism, colonialism, political religion, totalitarianism, capitalism, transnationalism, extremism, charismatic dictatorship, patriarchy, racism and terrorism.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Paul JacksonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences41.7%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences13.4%
- Communism, Protests, Social MovementsSocial Sciences7%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences4.2%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities3.3%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities3.1%
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities2.9%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 86.36%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 573 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 3 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 46 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 16 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 645 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 645 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
publishes peer-reviewed (double blind) articles
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
- BRILL
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2211-6249
- Electronic ISSN
- 2211-6257
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fascism
What CAS zone is Fascism in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fascism is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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.
How long does peer review take at Fascism?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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 Fascism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fascism is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Fascism open access, and what is the APC?
Fascism is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .