Journal profile · HISTORY
JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY
ISSN 0899-3718 · eISSN 1543-7795
JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 20 articles a year; indexed in AHCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY 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 Military History and Strategy, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies, together about 29.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Military History, the quarterly journal of the Society for Military History, has published scholarly articles on the military history of all eras and geographical areas since 1937. The Journal is fully refereed. It publishes articles, book reviews, a list of recent articles dealing with military history published by other journals, and an annual list of doctoral dissertations in military history.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Military History and StrategySocial Sciences11.9%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences9.8%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences7.9%
- World Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactSocial Sciences7.9%
- Military and Defense StudiesSocial Sciences7.3%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Intelligence, Security, War StrategySocial Sciences5.1%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences3.7%
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 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)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 974OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,951 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Copyright transfer to journal and parent society upon submission. Model summary
The submission of an article, book review, or other communication with the intention that it is to be published in this journal shall be taken as prima facie evidence that the author willingly transfers the copyright to the journal and its parent society
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Journal has an Open Access Policy. Model summary
Prospective authors should review carefully the Journal’s Open Access Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Manuscripts must not be published elsewhere or under consideration with another publisher. Model summary
It should be understood that your manuscript has not been published elsewhere, nor is it under consideration with another publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 0899-3718
- Electronic ISSN
- 1543-7795
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF MILITARY 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 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY is indexed in AHCI.
Is JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .