Journal profile
Journal for the History of Environment and Society
ISSN 2506-6730 · eISSN 2506-6749 · Brepols Publishers · Belgium
Journal for the History of Environment and Society: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal for the History of Environment and Society is published by Brepols Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical and Environmental Studies, Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies and History of Science and Natural History, together about 35.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal for the History of Environment and Society (JHES) aims to be a leading online and Open Access periodical that covers all aspects of environmental history in its broadest sense. The journal encourages high-quality scholarship focusing on the interaction between environmental changes and social-historical context. Interregional and international comparative articles receive special attention. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the discipline of environmental history, papers should be accessible for scholars from all disciplines in the field, which will also ensure their accessibility to a wider audience. Geographically, JHES focuses primarily – but not exclusively – on Northwest Europe (including areas that had historical relations with that broad region). Articles with a more general geographic scope are also welcome.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Tim SoensPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 10, Belgium 3, Italy 2, Netherlands 2, United States 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and Environmental StudiesSocial Sciences16.7%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities11.1%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities7.9%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities6.4%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Twentieth Century Scientific DevelopmentsArts and Humanities4.8%
- History of Medicine and Tropical HealthArts and Humanities4.8%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities4.8%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources (ROAD), Archive ouverte HAL, Mir@belPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 78 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 35 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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)
- about 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 900 | Yes | CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 900 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 900 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,000 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Copyright retained by authors as of issue 7 (2023) Model summary
As of issue 7 (2023), the copyright of the articles is retained by the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence Model summary
All articles are published in Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Digital archiving in Portico Model summary
All articles are digitally archived in Portico.
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
- Brepols Publishers
- Country or region
- Belgium
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2506-6730
- Electronic ISSN
- 2506-6749
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal for the History of Environment and Society
How long does peer review take at Journal for the History of Environment and Society?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 weeks. 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 Journal for the History of Environment and Society based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (10), Belgium (3) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal for the History of Environment and Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal for the History of Environment and Society is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal for the History of Environment and Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal for the History of Environment and Society is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .