Journal profile · HISTORY
Journal of Egyptian History
ISSN 1874-1657 · eISSN 1874-1665 · Brill
Journal of Egyptian History: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Egyptian History is published by Brill and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ancient Egypt and Archaeology, Archaeology and Historical Studies and Ancient Near East History, together about 63.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ancient Egypt and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities30.8%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities22.8%
- Ancient Near East HistoryArts and Humanities9.8%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities9.5%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities4.3%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences3.5%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences3%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 165 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
| 2022 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 26 | 7 | 100 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1874-1657
- Electronic ISSN
- 1874-1665
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Egyptian History
What CAS zone is Journal of Egyptian History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Egyptian History is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 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 Egyptian History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Egyptian History is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Egyptian History open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Egyptian History is a hybrid 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .