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History of Psychology
ISSN 1093-4510 · eISSN 1939-0610 · APA
History of Psychology: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.94; hybrid open access; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History of Psychology is published by APA and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, Social Representations and Identity and Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices, together about 54.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
History of Psychology® features refereed articles addressing all aspects of psychology's past and of its interrelationship with the many contexts within which it has emerged and has been practiced.It also publishes scholarly work in closely related areas, such as historical psychology (the history of consciousness and behavior), psychohistory, theory in psychology as it pertains to history, historiography, biography and autobiography, the teaching of the history of psychology, and data mining regarding the history of psychology.Disclaimer: APA and the editors of History of Psychology assume no responsibility for statements and opinions advanced by the authors of its articles. More About The Journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology39.9%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology8.5%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology5.8%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology5.7%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.3%
- Diverse Specialized Academic ResearchEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Neurology and Historical StudiesNeuroscience3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 240OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,001 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 18 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 20 | 3 | 9 |
| 2023 | 31 | 5 | 57 |
| 2022 | 49 | 2 | 41 |
| 2021 | 39 | 5 | 133 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- APA
- ISSN
- 1093-4510
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-0610
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History of Psychology
What CAS zone is History of Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, History of Psychology is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History of Social Sciences / Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of History of Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.94; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 40.
Which databases index History of Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History of Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is History of Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
History of Psychology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .