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JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY
ISSN 0022-1953 · eISSN 1530-9169 · MIT Press
JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.07; hybrid open access; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY is published by MIT Press 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 Historical Economic and Social Studies, Historical Influence and Diplomacy and Colonialism, slavery, and trade, together about 37.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Interdisciplinary History features substantive articles, research notes, review essays, and book reviews that combine the study of history, spanning all geographical areas and periods, with other scholarly disciplines. The journal encourages contributions that demonstrate how methodological connections with other disciplines, and the methodologies of other disciplines, can throw light on the past.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Anne E. McCantsPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.6%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences12.4%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences8.2%
- Military history and social perspectivesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Philippine History and CultureSocial Sciences5.5%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities5%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities3.9%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| 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
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
- 1.07LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 168OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,073OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,505 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 37 | 9 | 5 |
| 2024 | 63 | 5 | 22 |
| 2023 | 90 | 7 | 51 |
| 2022 | 142 | 13 | 89 |
| 2021 | 138 | 9 | 268 |
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
- MIT Press
- ISSN
- 0022-1953
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-9169
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 57, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY 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 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.07; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 168.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY 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, 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: .