Journal profile · HISTORY
History today
ISSN 0018-2753
History today: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 79 articles a year; indexed in AHCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History today is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educational Leadership and Practices, Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis and Australian History and Society, together about 24.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
History Today, established in 1951 and based in London, publishes the world's leading scholars, on all periods, regions, and themes of history.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational Leadership and PracticesSocial Sciences11.8%
- Oral History, Memory, Narrative AnalysisArts and Humanities7.1%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences5.9%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences5.3%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 79LetPub ·
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
- ISSN
- 0018-2753
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History today
What CAS zone is History today in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, History today is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index History today?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History today is indexed in AHCI.
Is History today open access, and what is the APC?
History today 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, 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: .