Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Holocaust Studies
ISSN 1750-4902 · eISSN 2048-4887 · Taylor & Francis
Holocaust Studies: CAS Zone 2 · History (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 243 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 52% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Holocaust Studies is published by Taylor & Francis and is classed under History in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration, European history and politics and Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, together about 41.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and scopeJournal metrics Editorial board Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History provides a forum for both younger and established scholars engaged in research at the cutting edge of contemporary Holocaust studies. The interests of the journal are broad and include the investigation of Nazi genocides as historical and social phenomena, their origins and their consequences. Further, the journal explores the issues of representation and memorialisation through the investigation of film, literature, testimony and public rituals. The geographical and chronological focus of the journal is also extensive. The journal publishes research articles and reviews on contemporary Holocaust studies. Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History welcomes book review suggestions. If you are a scholar who is interested in reviewing a book or writing a review essay, or a publisher who would like to send a book for review, please contact Reviews Editor, Dr. Janek Gryta, J.Gryta@soton.ac.uk. Book reviews should be written or submitted on invitation only from the editorial office. Contributors will be provided with complete review guidelines and submission instructions when their review is commissioned. The journal looks forward to publishing work which considers the Nazi politics of destruction in a global context, including their continuing and wide-ranging legal, social, cultural and political repercussions. Read full aims and scope
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology24.9%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences9%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences8%
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities7.8%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences7.5%
- Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences4.1%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.42Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.37Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 77,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 641 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 24 | 3 |
| 2025 | 25 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 44 | 27 | 42 |
| 2023 | 14 | 4 | 34 |
| 2022 | 33 | 15 | 93 |
| 2021 | 36 | 10 | 138 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
243 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 180 days – 357 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (58 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 263 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 52%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 92 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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)
Article types accepted5
- book reviewsHolocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History welcomes book review suggestions.Length not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
- research articlesThe journal publishes research articles and reviews on contemporary Holocaust studies.Length not stated
- review essaysIf you are a scholar who is interested in reviewing a book or writing a review essay, or a publisher who would like to send a book for review, please contact Re…Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal publishes research articles and reviews on contemporary Holocaust studies.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Holocaust Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and reade…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1750-4902
- Electronic ISSN
- 2048-4887
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Holocaust Studies
What CAS zone is Holocaust Studies in?
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.
What is the impact factor of Holocaust Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Holocaust Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 243 days (interquartile range 180–357 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 52%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Holocaust Studies in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
Which databases index Holocaust Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Holocaust Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Holocaust Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Holocaust Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .