Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
History of European Ideas
ISSN 0191-6599 · eISSN 1873-541X · Taylor & Francis
History of European Ideas: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 75 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 168 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History of European Ideas is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European Political History Analysis, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Political Theory and Influence, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
History of European Ideas is devoted to the intellectual history of Europe from the Renaissance onwards. It is interdisciplinary in that it publishes articles on the history of ideas in a number of different fields: political and economic thought and international relations, philosophy, natural philosophy and science, theology and literature. History of European Ideas also publishes editions of texts or manuscripts from time to time. Proposals for special issues devoted to historical themes or to proceedings of conferences are also encouraged. All research articles published in History of European Ideas have undergone rigorous peer-review, involving initial editor screening and anonymized review by at least two referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editor-in-chief Richard WhatmorePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities10.9%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences8.8%
- Political Theory and InfluenceSocial Sciences8%
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtArts and Humanities6.5%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities6%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities5.2%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences4.6%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: British Humanities Index, Historical Abstracts, MLA International Bibliography, Philosopher's Index, Sociological Abstracts
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) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.25Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.38Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 843OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 96LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 255,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,329 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 138 | 58 | 3 |
| 2025 | 168 | 58 | 20 |
| 2024 | 199 | 76 | 99 |
| 2023 | 143 | 32 | 159 |
| 2022 | 82 | 39 | 1,106 |
| 2021 | 105 | 36 | 209 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
75 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted4
- book reviewBook Review | Published online: 7 Sep 2026Length not stated
- replyReply | Published online: 17 Sep 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 17 Sep 2026Length not stated
- review articleReview Article | Published online: 17 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
History of European Ideas is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All research articles published in History of European Ideas have undergone rigorous peer-review, involving initial editor screening and anonymized review by at least two referees. Model summary
All research articles published in History of European Ideas have undergone rigorous peer-review, involving initial editor screening and anonymized review by at least two referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0191-6599
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-541X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 52, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History of European Ideas
What CAS zone is History of European Ideas in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, History of European Ideas is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of History of European Ideas?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 92.
How long does peer review take at History of European Ideas?
The publisher reports about 75 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18%. 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.
Which databases index History of European Ideas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History of European Ideas is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is History of European Ideas open access, and what is the APC?
History of European Ideas is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .