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History of Humanities
ISSN 2379-3163 · eISSN 2379-3171 · University of Chicago Press
History of Humanities: subscription journal; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History of Humanities is published by University of Chicago Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophy, History, and Historiography, Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books and Classical Studies and Philology, together about 32.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities17.8%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities7.7%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities7.2%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities6.2%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities5.4%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities4.2%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Arts and Humanities | Q2 | 78/175 | 55th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 562 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 1 | 102 |
| 2025 | 34 | 15 | 136 |
| 2024 | 58 | 11 | 123 |
| 2023 | 40 | 12 | 126 |
| 2022 | 36 | 4 | 128 |
| 2021 | 73 | 14 | 151 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 2379-3163
- Electronic ISSN
- 2379-3171
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History of Humanities
Which databases index History of Humanities?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History of Humanities is indexed in Scopus.
Is History of Humanities open access, and what is the APC?
History of Humanities is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .