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Geschichte und Gesellschaft
ISSN 0340-613X · eISSN 2196-9000 · Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht
Geschichte und Gesellschaft: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geschichte und Gesellschaft is published by Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht 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 European history and politics, Communism, Protests, Social Movements and German legal, social, and political studies, together about 34.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
»Geschichte und Gesellschaft« (GG) ist eine Zeitschrift für den gesamten Bereich der historisch-sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung und erscheint vierteljährlich. Sie wendet sich an Lehrende an Hochschulen und Schulen, Studierende und Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler der Disziplinen Geschichte und Soziologie, Politikwissenschaft und Kulturwissenschaften, die sich für Fragestellungen, Ergebnisse und für neue Entwicklungen der historischen Forschung interessieren. Gegenstand der Zeitschrift ist die Gesellschaft und ihre Geschichte – Gesellschaftsgeschichte, verstanden als die Geschichte sozialer, politischer, ökonomischer und kultureller Phänomene, die in bestimmten gesellschaftlichen Formationen verankert sind. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Darstellung und Analyse des gesellschaftlichen Wandels.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences22.6%
- Communism, Protests, Social MovementsSocial Sciences6.7%
- German legal, social, and political studiesSocial Sciences5.5%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities4.9%
- German Social Sciences and HistorySocial Sciences4.5%
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities4.3%
- Sociology and Education StudiesSocial Sciences4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
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
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
IBZ Online, Periodicals Index, Historical AbstractsPublisher website
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 663 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 39 | 10 | 24 |
| 2022 | 37 | 2 | 17 |
| 2021 | 39 | 10 | 71 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Article types accepted5
- aufsätzeIn »Geschichte und Gesellschaft« erscheinen Aufsätze, Diskussionsbeiträge, Rezensionen, Literaturberichte, Wissenschaftliche Nachrichten.Length not stated
- diskussionsbeiträgeIn »Geschichte und Gesellschaft« erscheinen Aufsätze, Diskussionsbeiträge, Rezensionen, Literaturberichte, Wissenschaftliche Nachrichten.Length not stated
- literaturberichteIn »Geschichte und Gesellschaft« erscheinen Aufsätze, Diskussionsbeiträge, Rezensionen, Literaturberichte, Wissenschaftliche Nachrichten.Length not stated
- rezensionenIn »Geschichte und Gesellschaft« erscheinen Aufsätze, Diskussionsbeiträge, Rezensionen, Literaturberichte, Wissenschaftliche Nachrichten.Length not stated
- wissenschaftliche nachrichtenIn »Geschichte und Gesellschaft« erscheinen Aufsätze, Diskussionsbeiträge, Rezensionen, Literaturberichte, Wissenschaftliche Nachrichten.Length not stated
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
- Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht
- ISSN
- 0340-613X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2196-9000
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geschichte und Gesellschaft
What CAS zone is Geschichte und Gesellschaft in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geschichte und Gesellschaft is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History. 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.
Which databases index Geschichte und Gesellschaft?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geschichte und Gesellschaft is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Geschichte und Gesellschaft open access, and what is the APC?
Geschichte und Gesellschaft is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .