Journal profile · HISTORY
Journal of Scottish Historical Studies
ISSN 1748-538X · eISSN 1755-1749 · Edinburgh University Press
Journal of Scottish Historical Studies: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Scottish Historical Studies is published by Edinburgh University 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 Scottish History and National Identity, Historical Studies of British Isles and Historical Economic and Social Studies, together about 61% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Scottish Historical Studies is the journal of the Economic & Social History Society of Scotland, publishing the very best research in the rich social, economic and cultural history of Scotland and Scottishness, as well as historical geography, anthropology and historical theory. It is primarily engaged with the ways in which Scottish people of the past lived, worked and played.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities33.2%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities16.6%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences7.7%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities3.6%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities3.2%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences2.8%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities1.8%
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)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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 550 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 32 | 2 | 9 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- ISSN
- 1748-538X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1755-1749
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Scottish Historical Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Scottish Historical Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Scottish Historical Studies 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 Scottish Historical Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Scottish Historical Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Scottish Historical Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Scottish Historical 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, 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: .