Journal profile · MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies
ISSN 1082-9636 · eISSN 1527-8263 · Duke University Press
Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies is published by Duke University 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 Medieval Literature and History, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, together about 51.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Classics and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities23.7%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities20.7%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities6.8%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities3.3%
- Early Modern Women WritersArts and Humanities3.2%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.9%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities2.8%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences2.7%
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 | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 3 |
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 | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 164OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 780 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 28 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 29 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 28 | 6 | 19 |
| 2022 | 27 | 3 | 24 |
| 2021 | 32 | 2 | 20 |
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
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
- Duke University Press
- ISSN
- 1082-9636
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-8263
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medieval & Renaissance Studies. 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 Medieval and Early Modern Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Medieval and Early Modern 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: .