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Historical Research
ISSN 0950-3471 · eISSN 1468-2281 · Wiley-Blackwell
Historical Research: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,350; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historical Research is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Economic and Social Studies, Scottish History and National Identity and Historical Studies of British Isles, together about 34.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published since 1923, Historical Research, flagship publication of the Institute of Historical Research, is a leading generalist history journal, covering the global history of the early middle ages to the twenty-first century... Find out more
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.7%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities12.7%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities8.5%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities8.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.7%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities5.5%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences4.7%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 496OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,451 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 40 | 27 | 4 |
| 2024 | 35 | 20 | 7 |
| 2023 | 38 | 26 | 22 |
| 2022 | 25 | 17 | 23 |
| 2021 | 45 | 27 | 65 |
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
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 | GBP 2,540 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 14,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Not considered
- Content standards
Article types accepted2
- articleWord length 8,000–14,000 (including references).Length not stated
- notes and documentsNotes and documents may be shorter.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Data availability Availability of Data and Materials
Data availability encouraged Model summary
Where ethically feasible, Historical Research strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. We suggest that data be presented in the main manuscript or additional supporting files, or deposited in a public repository whenever possible. For information on general repositories for all data types, and a list of recommen…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE guidelines Model summary
Any cases of ethical or publication malpractice are treated very seriously and will be managed in accordance with the Commission on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Historical Research offers the option of publishing under either a standard licence or an open access licence. Please note that some funders require open access publication as a condition of funding. If you are unsure whether you are required to publish open access, please do clarify any such requirements with your funder or institution. Should you wish to publish your article open access, you sho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Historical Research operates a double-blind review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
iThenticate plagiarism screening Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to Historical Research may be screened with iThenticate anti-plagiarism software in an attempt to detect and prevent plagiarism. Any manuscript may be screened, especially if there is reason to suppose part or all of the text has been previously published. Prior to final acceptance any manuscript that has not already been screened may be put through iThenticate. More informat…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy Model summary
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving policy
The journal’s self-archiving policy can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/pages/self_archiving_policy_b.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0950-3471
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-2281
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 99, Issue 285 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historical Research
What CAS zone is Historical Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Historical Research is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What are the manuscript requirements of Historical Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 14,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historical Research is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Historical Research open access, and what is the APC?
Historical Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,350.
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: .