Journal profile · HISTORY
Historische Zeitschrift
ISSN 0018-2613 · eISSN 2196-680X · Walter de Gruyter
Historische Zeitschrift: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 394 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historische Zeitschrift is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are German Literature and Culture Studies, European history and politics and Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies, together about 31.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal The current volume of Historische Zeitschrift is open access via Subscribe to Open (S2O). All accepted articles will be published under a Creative Commons license at no cost to authors. Learn more about De Gruyter Brill’s Subscribe to Open program.Founded in 1859 by Heinrich von Sybel. Continued by Friedrich Meinecke and Theodor Schieder.Editors-in-chief: Andreas Fahrmeir and Julia HillnerCo-Editors: Arndt Brendecke, Sabine Dabringhaus, Dominik Geppert, Reinhild Kreis, Birthe Kundrus, Sönke Neitzel, Werner Plumpe, Susanne Rau, Frank Rexroth, Karl Ubl and Uwe Walter.Former EiC: Lothar Gall.The Historische Zeitschrift (HZ) stands for excellent German-language historical scholarship. The essay section deals with aspects from all areas of history; there is no regional ore pochal focus. A detailed books review section, reviews article on current trends and debates and a list of publications submitted for review keep readers up to date with the latest developments in German and international historical research. The journal offers both established historians and outstanding young academics the widest possible dissemination of their research findings. Submitted articles undergo a single blind peer review process by at least two editors and external reviewers.Editorial Office:Redaktion "Historische Zeitschrift"Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität FrankfurtHistorisches SeminarNorbert-Wollheim-Platz 160323 Frankfurt am MainPlease send review copies to:Walter de Gruyter GmbHRedaktion Historische ZeitschriftNeumarkter Straße 2881673 MünchenThe Supplements to the Historische Zeitschrift (Ed.: Andreas Fahrmeir and Julia Hillner) contain essays and monograph s on topics of German and European history as well as anthologies on outstanding subjectareas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editor-in-chief Andreas FahrmeirPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities12%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences10.2%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities9.3%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences5.8%
- Medieval European History and ArchitectureArts and Humanities5.6%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities5.3%
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities4.7%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 388OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,269 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 306 | 306 | 0 |
| 2025 | 394 | 394 | 3 |
| 2024 | 425 | 24 | 9 |
| 2023 | 430 | 33 | 35 |
| 2022 | 535 | 71 | 17 |
| 2021 | 492 | 60 | 69 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 39 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — |
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 0018-2613
- Electronic ISSN
- 2196-680X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historische Zeitschrift
What CAS zone is Historische Zeitschrift in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Historische Zeitschrift is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Historische Zeitschrift?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 52.
Which databases index Historische Zeitschrift?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historische Zeitschrift is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Historische Zeitschrift open access, and what is the APC?
Historische Zeitschrift is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .