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Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
ISSN 0073-0548 · eISSN 1944-6454 · Harvard-Yenching Institute
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies is published by Harvard-Yenching Institute 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 64.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
HJAS disseminates outstanding original research and book reviews on the humanities and humanistic social sciences in East and Inner Asia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences35.5%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences23.7%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences5%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Linguistics and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities2.7%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities2.5%
- China's Ethnic Minorities and RelationsSocial Sciences2.1%
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 | Asian Studies | 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 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | 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 | Asian Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 604OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,154 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 34 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 33 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 34 | 0 | 8 |
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)
Article types accepted4
- articlesEditorial Preface Articles Toward Divergence Social Trends in Tomb Epitaphs During Liao, Song, and Jin ChinaLength not stated
- book reviewThe Bureaucracy in the Song Period: From Disorder to Stability, by Deng Xiaonan Paul Jakov Smith Buddhism in Central Asia III: Impacts of Non-Buddhist Influence…Length not stated
- book reviewsBook reviews The Bureaucracy in the Song Period: From Disorder to Stability, by Deng XiaonanLength not stated
- review essaysReview essays Unmarked Paths through Difficult Terrain: Women, Agency, and Structure in the History of the Edo PeriodLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Back issues available on JSTOR with a five-year moving wall; recent issues on Project Muse. Model summary
Back issues of HJAS are available on JSTOR with a five-year moving wall. Recent issues of HJAS are available on Project Muse.
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
- Harvard-Yenching Institute
- ISSN
- 0073-0548
- Electronic ISSN
- 1944-6454
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 86, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
What CAS zone is Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Asian Studies / 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 Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Harvard Journal of Asiatic 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .