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JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY
ISSN 0022-0469 · eISSN 1469-7637 · Cambridge University Press
JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 187 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Medieval Literature and History and Historical and Religious Studies of Rome, together about 37.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Classics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities20.5%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities9.4%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities7.7%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Theology and Canon Law StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities4.1%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities4%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 457OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 16,101 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 141 | 25 | 0 |
| 2025 | 187 | 34 | 4 |
| 2024 | 150 | 34 | 4 |
| 2023 | 172 | 34 | 12 |
| 2022 | 294 | 30 | 27 |
| 2021 | 188 | 20 | 47 |
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0022-0469
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-7637
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History / Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .