Journal profile · HISTORY
History of Political Thought
ISSN 0143-781X · Imprint Academic
History of Political Thought: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History of Political Thought is published by Imprint Academic and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are American Constitutional Law and Politics, Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought and Political Theory and Influence, together about 38.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences13.8%
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtArts and Humanities13.1%
- Political Theory and InfluenceSocial Sciences11.3%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities6.6%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities6.3%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences4.9%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
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: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 213OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 829 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 2 | 9 |
| 2024 | 30 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 14 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
- Imprint Academic
- ISSN
- 0143-781X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History of Political Thought
What CAS zone is History of Political Thought in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, History of Political Thought is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index History of Political Thought?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History of Political Thought is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is History of Political Thought open access, and what is the APC?
History of Political Thought 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .