Journal profile · Multiple
History and Theory
ISSN 0018-2656 · eISSN 1468-2303 · Wiley-Blackwell
History and Theory: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 0.81; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; 51 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 2027, History and Theory will no longer be published by Wiley. More information can be found on the new publisher's website: https://historyandtheory.org/articles Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History and Theory 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 Philosophy, History, and Historiography, Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy and American Constitutional Law and Politics, together about 35.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
History and Theory leads the way in exploring the nature of history. Prominent international thinkers contribute their reflections in the following areas: critical philosophy of history, speculative philosophy of history, historiography, history of historiography, historical methodology, critical theory, and time and culture. Related disciplines are also covered within the journal, including interactions between history and the natural and social sciences, the humanities, and psychology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Ethan KleinbergPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 18, United Kingdom 3, Germany 1, France 1, Canada 1 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities21.1%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences9.4%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities5%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities3.9%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences3.7%
- History, Culture, and DiplomacyArts and Humanities3.2%
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 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 0.81LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 955OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,445 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 51 | 32 | 12 |
| 2024 | 45 | 32 | 44 |
| 2023 | 48 | 35 | 221 |
| 2022 | 50 | 17 | 230 |
| 2021 | 57 | 10 | 299 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (90% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
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 | USD 3,400 / EUR 2,850 / GBP 2,270 | — | — | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 6
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- License & copyright
Authors may publish under standard copyright agreement or Open Access under a Creative Commons License. Model summary
Authors may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access option available after acceptance, subject to APC unless waiver applies. Model summary
History & Theory offers an open access option. You will have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC, unless a waiver applies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Standard copyright agreement allows self-archiving of different article versions under specific conditions. Model summary
Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions.
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
- 0018-2656
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-2303
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History and Theory
What CAS zone is History and Theory in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, History and Theory 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 1 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of History and Theory?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.81; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 123.
Where are the editorial board members of History and Theory based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), United Kingdom (3) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index History and Theory?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History and Theory is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is History and Theory open access, and what is the APC?
History and Theory is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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: .