Journal profile · HISTORY
French Colonial History
ISSN 1539-3402 · eISSN 1543-7787 · Michigan State University Press
French Colonial History: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
French Colonial History is published by Michigan State University Press 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 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, North African History and Literature and African history and culture studies, together about 42.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities25.2%
- North African History and LiteratureArts and Humanities9.6%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences7.1%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences7.1%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities4.7%
- Caribbean and African Literature and CultureArts and Humanities4.2%
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 | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | 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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 286 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Michigan State University Press
- ISSN
- 1539-3402
- Electronic ISSN
- 1543-7787
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about French Colonial History
What CAS zone is French Colonial History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, French Colonial History is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History. 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 French Colonial History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, French Colonial History is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is French Colonial History open access, and what is the APC?
French Colonial History is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .