Journal profile · HISTORY
Historisk tidsskrift
ISSN 0018-263X · eISSN 1504-2944 · Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget · Norway
Historisk tidsskrift: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historisk tidsskrift is published by Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget 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 European and International Law Studies, Historical and Archaeological Studies and Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, together about 42.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Historisk tidsskrift is the leading journal for Norwegian historical research. The journals provides a historical foundation for our understanding of important changes in society. The journal publishes scholarly articles, debate and commentary, as well as book reviews and critical evaluations of new work. Historisk tidsskrift is Norway’s oldest scholarly journal. It was launched in 1871 and has become the primary forum for Norwegian historians. It is published by the Norwegian Historical Association in collaboration with Scandinavian University Press, and with the support of Nasjonalt tidsskriftkonsortium for humaniora og samfunnsvitenskap. The journal is aimed at historians, humanists and sociologists, students, history teachers and the general reader with an interest in history. From 2018, the journal is published with open access. Historisk tidsskrift is issued quarterly and publishes original work in the Scandinavian languages and in English. Peer review All research articles that are considered relevant for publication in the journal are reviewed by at least two anonymous academic referees with no ties to the author. In addition, the article is reviewed by the journal's editorial board and the final decision regarding publication of the article is made by the Editor-in-Chief. The journal practices "double blind" peer review, whereby both reviewers and the author remain anonymous to each other. The journal does not ask for any fees for assessment or publication. Indexing Articles appearing in this journal are abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts Part A Historical Abstracts (1954-) Historical Abstracts Part B Twentieth Century Abstracts (1954-) America: History and Life (1954-) Current Contents/Arts & Humanities, Arts & Humanities Citation Index/Social Sciences Citation Index®, accessed via Web of Science™ Core Collection. The journal is covered by the following indexing and discovery services: Scopus ERIH PLUS SHERPA/RoMEO Google Scholar Norart Primo Central Index (Ex Libris) Oria Summon (Ex Libris) Ebsco Discovery Services WorldCat (OCLC) All content in this journal is also exported to Portico, a preservation archive that safeguards perpetual access to e-journals, e-books, and digital collections. The journal is authorized as a publication channel on Level 1 in NSD – Norwegian Centre for Research Data (for Norway and Sweden), on Level 2 in the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Authorization list for serials (Denmark) and on L
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editor-in-chief May-Brith Ohman NielsenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences20%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities13.4%
- Education, Healthcare and Sociology ResearchPsychology9%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences6.6%
- Social and Educational SciencesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Historical Legal Studies and SocietySocial Sciences4.6%
- European Cultural and National IdentitySocial Sciences3.8%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions3.2%
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 4 |
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| 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
SSCIWeb of ScienceERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, OCLC, Portico
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,099 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 8 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 5 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 36 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 33 |
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)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics
The editorial board requires the published texts to be of high academic quality and to follow international ethical standards for academic publication. You can read about the journal's publication ethics here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY 4.0; author retains copyright. Model summary
Articles are published in agreement with Creative Commons license CC BY 4.0.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Blind peer review for all articles. Model summary
All research articles that are considered relevant for publication in the journal are reviewed by at least two anonymous academic referees with no ties to the author. In addition, the article is reviewed by the journal's editorial board and the final decision regarding publication of the article is made by the Editor-in-Chief. The journal practices "double blind" peer review, whereby both reviewer…
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
- Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian
- ISSN
- 0018-263X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1504-2944
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historisk tidsskrift
What CAS zone is Historisk tidsskrift in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Historisk tidsskrift is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 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.
How long does peer review take at Historisk tidsskrift?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Historisk tidsskrift?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA. 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 Historisk tidsskrift?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historisk tidsskrift is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SSCI, Web of Science, ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Historisk tidsskrift open access, and what is the APC?
Historisk tidsskrift is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .