Journal profile · HISTORY
Frontiers of History in China
ISSN 1673-3401 · eISSN 1673-3525 · Brill
Frontiers of History in China: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 19 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers of History in China is published by Brill 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 Chinese history and philosophy, Japanese History and Culture and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies, together about 68.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences46.1%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences11.8%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences11.1%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.7%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities3.2%
- Hong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsSocial Sciences2.8%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences2.4%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance1.9%
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 | Zone 4 |
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)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 457 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1673-3401
- Electronic ISSN
- 1673-3525
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers of History in China
What CAS zone is Frontiers of History in China in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Frontiers of History in China is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 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 Frontiers of History in China?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers of History in China is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Frontiers of History in China open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers of History in China 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: .