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Journal of Belgian History-Revue Belge d Histoire Contemporaine-Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis
ISSN 0035-0869 · Jan Dhondt Stichting
Journal of Belgian History-Revue Belge d Histoire Contemporaine-Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 16 articles a year; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Belgian History-Revue Belge d Histoire Contemporaine-Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis is published by Jan Dhondt Stichting 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 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, European history and politics and French Historical and Cultural Studies, together about 40% 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)
The Journal of Belgian History (JBH) is the leading illustrated scholarly journal for Belgian contemporary history, published by the State Archives (CegeSoma) with the financial support of the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) and the Universitaire Stichting (US).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences13.3%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences13.3%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities13.3%
- World Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactSocial Sciences6.7%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences6.7%
- Communism, Protests, Social MovementsSocial Sciences6.7%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences6.7%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences6.7%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
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
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 90 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC |
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
- Jan Dhondt Stichting
- ISSN
- 0035-0869
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Belgian History-Revue Belge d Histoire Contemporaine-Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis
What CAS zone is Journal of Belgian History-Revue Belge d Histoire Contemporaine-Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Belgian History-Revue Belge d Histoire Contemporaine-Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Belgian History-Revue Belge d Histoire Contemporaine-Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Belgian History-Revue Belge d Histoire Contemporaine-Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Belgian History-Revue Belge d Histoire Contemporaine-Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Belgian History-Revue Belge d Histoire Contemporaine-Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .