Journal profile · HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Financial History Review
ISSN 0968-5650 · eISSN 1474-0052 · Cambridge University Press
Financial History Review: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 12 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Financial History Review is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Economic and Social Studies, Global Financial Crisis and Policies and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 37.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Established in 1994, Financial History Review has earned a solid international reputation as an academic journal committed to research of high scholarly standards. The Review deliberately seeks to embrace a broad approach to financial, banking and monetary history, which appeals to a wide audience of historians, economists and practitioners. We welcome different perspectives including analytical narratives, theoretically-inspired research, advanced empirical analysis, and the interrelations between history, finance, policy, culture and society. FHR publishes research articles dealing with any historical period and country or regional area. The Review, through its section "The Past Mirror", is also an assiduous advocate of the relevance of history for a proper understanding of present financial and monetary developments. Financial History Review is fully open access.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 8, United Kingdom 5, Japan 3, Switzerland 3, Germany 2 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering7.9%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.7%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Global Financial Regulation and CrisesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | 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 of Social Sciences | Zone 2 |
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 190OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 81.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 740 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 22 |
| 2023 | 15 | 13 | 33 |
| 2022 | 23 | 19 | 48 |
| 2021 | 24 | 15 | 97 |
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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 articles
All issues Latest issue FirstView articles Most cited Most read
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0968-5650
- Electronic ISSN
- 1474-0052
- Society / sponsor
- European Association for Banking and Financial History e
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Financial History Review
What CAS zone is Financial History Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Financial History Review is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History of Social Sciences. 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 Financial History Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 41.
Where are the editorial board members of Financial History Review based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), United Kingdom (5) and Japan (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Financial History Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Financial History Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Financial History Review open access, and what is the APC?
Financial History Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .