Journal profile · HISTORY
French Historical Studies
ISSN 0016-1071 · eISSN 1527-5493 · Duke University Press
French Historical Studies: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
French Historical Studies is published by Duke 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, European Political History Analysis and French Historical and Cultural Studies, together about 65% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
French Historical Studies, the leading journal on the history of France, publishes articles and commentaries on all periods of French history from the Middle Ages to the present. The journal’s diverse format includes forums, review essays, special issues, and articles in French, as well as bilingual abstracts of the articles in each issue. Also featured are bibliographies of recent articles, dissertations, and books in French history and announcements of fellowships, prizes, and conferences of interest to French historians.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities29.3%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities21.1%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities14.6%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences3.1%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.4%
- North African History and LiteratureArts and Humanities2.2%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities1.7%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Academic OneFile, Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Advanced Placement Source, America: History and Life, ArticleFirst, Biography Index: Past and Present (H.W. Wilson), Book Review Digest Plus (H.W. Wilson), Book Review Index Plus, Current Abstracts, Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, Electronic Collections Online, Expanded Academic ASAP, General OneFile, Historical Abstracts (Online), History Reference Center, Humanities Abstracts (H.W. Wilson), Humanities Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson), Humanities International Complete, Humanities International Index, Humanities Source, Humanities Source Ultimate, InfoTrac Custom, International Bibliography of Art, Selective, Library & Information Science Source, MasterFILE Complete
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 356OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,574 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 27 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 25 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 29 | 6 | 132 |
| 2021 | 29 | 2 | 40 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Peer review
- AI use
Generative AI use must be disclosed in the manuscript for the article to be considered for publication. Model summary
Please read Duke University Press's "Ethics and Policies for Journals," especially the section titled "Originality and the Use of AI." If you use generative AI, your use must be disclosed in your manuscript in order for it to be considered for publication in French Historical Studies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Manuscripts must be anonymized for review. Model summary
To ensure anonymity, the author's name should not appear on the title page or in the body of the manuscript.
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
- Duke University Press
- ISSN
- 0016-1071
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-5493
- Society / sponsor
- Society for French Historical Studies French Historical Studies
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about French Historical Studies
What CAS zone is French Historical Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, French Historical Studies is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History. 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.
Which databases index French Historical Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, French Historical Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is French Historical Studies open access, and what is the APC?
French Historical Studies 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, 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: .