Journal profile · HISTORY
Historia Social
ISSN 0214-2570 · Fundacion Instituto de Historia Social
Historia Social: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historia Social is published by Fundacion Instituto de Historia Social 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 Spanish History and Politics, Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions and History of Education in Spain, together about 38.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Historia Social es una revista académica cuatrimestral, independiente y plural, especializada en las épocas moderna y contemporánea, que se propone difundir investigaciones históricas y reflexiones historiográficas desde el rigor intelectual.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spanish History and PoliticsArts and Humanities15.7%
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
- History of Education in SpainArts and Humanities11.1%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.8%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.3%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities5.7%
- Historical Studies on SpainArts and Humanities4.6%
- Spanish Culture and IdentityArts and Humanities4.3%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 950 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| 2025 | 50 | 43 | 5 |
| 2024 | 54 | 52 | 24 |
| 2021 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access, digital, no embargo Model summary
Historia Social ofrece en adelante un mayor acceso a sus contenidos al pasar a ser editada en formato digital, en la red, abierta y sin el embargo temporal de contenidos.
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
- Fundacion Instituto de Historia Social
- ISSN
- 0214-2570
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historia Social
What CAS zone is Historia Social in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Historia Social 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 Historia Social?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historia Social is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Historia Social open access, and what is the APC?
Historia Social 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: .