Journal profile · HISTORY
Holocaust and Genocide Studies
ISSN 8756-6583 · eISSN 1476-7937 · Oxford University Press
Holocaust and Genocide Studies: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; 66 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Holocaust and Genocide Studies is published by Oxford University Press 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 European history and politics, Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration and German History and Society, together about 35.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences14.5%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology11.5%
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities9.2%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences8.6%
- Cambodian History and SocietySocial Sciences7.5%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities6%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences5.9%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences4.7%
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 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History | Zone 1 |
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 203OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,603 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 66 | 20 | 6 |
| 2024 | 73 | 9 | 18 |
| 2023 | 68 | 13 | 31 |
| 2022 | 63 | 7 | 114 |
| 2021 | 61 | 3 | 34 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,390 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 8756-6583
- Electronic ISSN
- 1476-7937
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Holocaust and Genocide Studies
What CAS zone is Holocaust and Genocide Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Holocaust and Genocide Studies is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Holocaust and Genocide Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Holocaust and Genocide Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Holocaust and Genocide Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Holocaust and Genocide Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
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: .