Journal profile · HISTORY
Journal of American Ethnic History
ISSN 0278-5927 · eISSN 1936-4695 · Transaction Periodicals Consortium
Journal of American Ethnic History: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 66 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Ceased Publication Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of American Ethnic History is published by Transaction Periodicals Consortium 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 Race, History, and American Society, Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy and Asian American and Pacific Histories, together about 43.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The official journal of the Immigration & Ethnic History Society (IEHS) The Journal of American Ethnic History (JAEH) addresses various aspects of North American immigration history and American ethnic history, including background of emigration, ethnic and racial groups, Native Americans, race and ethnic relations, immigration policies, and the processes of incorporation, integration, and acculturation. Each issue contains articles, review essays, and single book reviews. The Journal also features occasional scholarly forums, "Research Comments" (short essays that furnish important information for the field, a guide to further research, or other significant historical items that will stimulate discussion and inquiry), and "Teaching and Outreach" essays which focus on innovative teaching methods or outreach efforts. The journal also publishes special issues grouping articles and essays on particular or specific topics or themes. Looking for the IEHS Newsletter? It's moved online! Read previous monthly digests and sign up for alerts on the IEHS website. Listen to our podcast with editor Suzanne Sinke
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editor-in-chief Suzanne M. SinkePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences22.2%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences11.3%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences10.3%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences9.7%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting9.7%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.3%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences3.1%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
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
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 376OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,730 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 66 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024 | 54 | 2 | 149 |
| 2023 | 38 | 2 | 326 |
| 2022 | 52 | 1 | 77 |
| 2021 | 67 | 1 | 143 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
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
- Publisher
- Transaction Periodicals Consortium
- ISSN
- 0278-5927
- Electronic ISSN
- 1936-4695
- Society / sponsor
- Immigration & Ethnic History Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of American Ethnic History
What CAS zone is Journal of American Ethnic History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of American Ethnic 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 Journal of American Ethnic History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of American Ethnic History is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of American Ethnic History open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of American Ethnic History 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .