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Journal of Cold War Studies
ISSN 1520-3972 · eISSN 1531-3298 · MIT Press
Journal of Cold War Studies: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6; subscription journal; 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cold War Studies is published by MIT Press and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, Vietnamese History and Culture Studies and Communism, Protests, Social Movements, together about 34.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences13.6%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences11.2%
- Communism, Protests, Social MovementsSocial Sciences9.4%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences9%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences7.3%
- Intelligence, Security, War StrategySocial Sciences5.7%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities5.1%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 216OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,475 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 60 | 12 | 10 |
| 2024 | 70 | 11 | 14 |
| 2023 | 68 | 12 | 100 |
| 2022 | 61 | 11 | 124 |
| 2021 | 69 | 5 | 126 |
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
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
- MIT Press
- ISSN
- 1520-3972
- Electronic ISSN
- 1531-3298
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cold War Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Cold War Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cold War Studies is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History / International Relations / Political Science. 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 Journal of Cold War Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.6; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 38.
Which databases index Journal of Cold War Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cold War Studies is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Cold War Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cold War Studies 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; 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: .