Journal profile · HISTORY
Irish Economic and Social History
ISSN 0332-4893 · eISSN 2050-4918 · SAGE
Irish Economic and Social History: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Irish Economic and Social History is published by SAGE and 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 Irish and British Studies, Historical Studies of British Isles and Scottish History and National Identity, together about 66.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Irish Economic and Social History, the journal of The Economic and Social History Society of Ireland, has been published annually since 1974 and "h...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences41.1%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities16%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities9.2%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2.2%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences2.1%
- Philippine History and CultureSocial Sciences1.6%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities1.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 77.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,323 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 23 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 26 | 10 | 6 |
| 2022 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 22 | 2 | 11 |
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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0332-4893
- Electronic ISSN
- 2050-4918
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Irish Economic and Social History
What CAS zone is Irish Economic and Social History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Irish Economic and Social History is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. 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.
Which databases index Irish Economic and Social History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Irish Economic and Social History is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Irish Economic and Social History open access, and what is the APC?
Irish Economic and Social History 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .