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Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory
ISSN 1465-4466 · eISSN 1569-206X · Brill
Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.79; hybrid open access; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory is published by Brill and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Economy and Marxism, Critical Theory and Philosophy and Political theory and Gramsci, together about 43.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Historical Materialism is a Marxist journal, appearing four times a year, based in London. Founded in 1997 it asserts that, not withstanding the variety of its practical and theoretical articulations, Marxism constitutes the most fertile conceptual framework for analysing social phenomena, with an eye to their overhaul. In our selection of material we do not favour any one tendency, tradition or variant. Marx demanded the ‘Merciless criticism of everything that exists’: for us that includes Marxism itself.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences30.7%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences7.6%
- Political theory and GramsciSocial Sciences5.3%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.8%
- Marxism and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities4.6%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.79LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 332OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,559 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 61 | 12 | 14 |
| 2024 | 41 | 10 | 81 |
| 2023 | 37 | 26 | 239 |
| 2022 | 38 | 6 | 115 |
| 2021 | 49 | 15 | 330 |
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
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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.
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)
What to prepare10 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 12,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- unsolicited book reviews
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewWithin a book review, page references for the book or books being reviewed should not be in footnotes, but should be in brackets within the main body of the tex…Length not stated
- full-length research articlesThe current word limits are 3000–6000 words for review articles and 8000–12000 words for full-length research articles.Length not stated
- review articleent word limits are 3000–6000 words for review articles and 8000–12000 words for full-length research articles. Please note, Historicalmain text ≤ 12,000 words
- review articlesThe current word limits are 3000–6000 words for review articles and 8000–12000 words for full-length research articles.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Transfer of copyright
Publisher retains copyright Model summary
By submitting a manuscript, the author agrees that the copyright for the article is transferred to the publisher if and when the article is accepted for publication. For that purpose the author needs to sign the Consent to Publish which will be sent with the first proofs of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Brill Open option available Model summary
In case the author wishes to publish the article in Open Access he/she can choose the Brill Open option, which allows for a non-exclusive Open Access publication in exchange for an Article Publishing Fee, and sign a special Brill Open Consent to Publish. More information on Brill’s policy on Open Access can be found on http://brill.nl/openaccess. The Brill Open Consent to Publish can be downloaded…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
No unsolicited book reviews Model summary
Please note, Historical Materialism now no longer accepts unsolicited book reviews.
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1465-4466
- Electronic ISSN
- 1569-206X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory
What CAS zone is Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Philosophy / Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.79; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 57.
What are the manuscript requirements of Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; Manuscript length: ≤ 12,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory open access, and what is the APC?
Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .