Journal profile · History & Philosophy Of Science
History of the Human Sciences
ISSN 0952-6951 · eISSN 1461-720X · SAGE Publications Ltd · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1988
History of the Human Sciences: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 0.62; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History of the Human Sciences is published by SAGE Publications Ltd 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 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices and Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes, together about 30.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
History of the Human Sciences is a peer reviewed journal that aims to expand our understanding of the human world through an interdisciplinary approach. The journal publishes articles from a wide range of fields - including sociology, psychology, psychoanalysis, the neurosciences, anthropology, political science, philosophy, literary criticism... View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): History & Philosophy Of Science
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United Kingdom 27, United States 9, Canada 2, Mainland China 1, Japan 1 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology12.9%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology9.5%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities8.4%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences5.9%
- Foucault, Power, and EthicsSocial Sciences5%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences5%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities4.6%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology4.4%
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 & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.62LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 472OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 60.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,605 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 47 | 32 | 59 |
| 2024 | 28 | 21 | 56 |
| 2023 | 34 | 23 | 109 |
| 2022 | 37 | 16 | 142 |
| 2021 | 45 | 24 | 245 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| 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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 12,000 words
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- articleArticles should be no more than 12,000 words long (including notes, references, and any other text). We will also require an abstract; five keywords; and a biog…Length not stated
- book reviewHistory of the Human Sciences aims to expand our understanding of the human world through a broad interdisciplinary approach. The journal publishes critical art…main text ≤ 1,200 words
- correspondenceHistory of the Human Sciences aims to expand our understanding of the human world through a broad interdisciplinary approach. The journal publishes critical art…Length not stated
- reviewHistory of the Human Sciences aims to expand our understanding of the human world through a broad interdisciplinary approach. The journal publishes critical art…Length not stated
- review articleHistory of the Human Sciences aims to expand our understanding of the human world through a broad interdisciplinary approach. The journal publishes critical art…Length not stated
- review essayThe journal publishes original scholarly articles as well as review essays and review symposia.Length not stated
- review symposiumThe journal publishes original scholarly articles as well as review essays and review symposia.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. If you wish to have color figures in the printed version,the fee will be determined at Production. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Open Access agreements, where authors can publ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editors Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk reje…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0952-6951
- Electronic ISSN
- 1461-720X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History of the Human Sciences
What CAS zone is History of the Human Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, History of the Human Sciences is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History & Philosophy Of Science / History of Social Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of History of the Human Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.62; CiteScore 2, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at History of the Human Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of History of the Human Sciences based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (27), United States (9) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index History of the Human Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History of the Human Sciences is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is History of the Human Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
History of the Human Sciences is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .