Journal profile · History & Philosophy Of Science
Historia Mathematica
ISSN 0315-0860 · eISSN 1090-249X · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Historia Mathematica: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.46; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,810; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historia Mathematica is published by Academic Press Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History and Theory of Mathematics, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Historical and Literary Studies, together about 44.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): History & Philosophy Of Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics28.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering8.7%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences7.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science6%
- Historical Astronomy and Related StudiesPhysics and Astronomy5.2%
- Mathematics and ApplicationsMathematics4.9%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.46LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 457OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,556 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 48 | 17 | 12 |
| 2024 | 31 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 28 | 6 | 20 |
| 2022 | 32 | 23 | 27 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 56 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,810 / EUR 2,630 / GBP 2,250 / JPY 348,520 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0315-0860
- Electronic ISSN
- 1090-249X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historia Mathematica
What CAS zone is Historia Mathematica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Historia Mathematica is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History & Philosophy Of Science / Mathematics / Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Historia Mathematica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.46; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Historia Mathematica?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Historia Mathematica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historia Mathematica is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Historia Mathematica open access, and what is the APC?
Historia Mathematica is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,810.
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: .