Journal profile · HISTORY
Journal of Supreme Court History
ISSN 1059-4329 · eISSN 1540-5818
Journal of Supreme Court History: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; APC about USD 2,550; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Wiley is no longer accepting new submissions for the journal. More information can be found on the new publisher’s website: https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/journal-supreme-court-history Source ↗Publisher website ·
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 2023, Journal of Supreme Court History will no longer be published by Wiley. More information can be found on the new publisher’s website: https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/journal-supreme-court-history Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Supreme Court 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 American Constitutional Law and Politics, Legal Systems and Judicial Processes and Judicial and Constitutional Studies, together about 61% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As of January 2023, Journal of Supreme Court History will no longer be published by Wiley. More information can be found on the new publisher’s website: https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/journal-supreme-court-history
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences27.2%
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences17.7%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences16.1%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences7.8%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences3.3%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences3.3%
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
ESCILetPub
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
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,853 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 28 | 2 | 19 |
| 2022 | 61 | 12 | 1 |
| 2021 | 37 | 2 | 3 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,550 / EUR 2,100 / GBP 1,700 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Open Access
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Not considered
- purely doctrinal or statistical articles
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest
- Conflicts of interest
Simultaneous submission allowed Model summary
Authors are not restricted from submitting to other journals simultaneously.
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
- 1059-4329
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-5818
- Society / sponsor
- Supreme Court Historical Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 3 (November 2022)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Supreme Court History
What CAS zone is Journal of Supreme Court History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Supreme Court 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 Supreme Court History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Supreme Court History is indexed in ESCI.
Is Journal of Supreme Court History open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Supreme Court History is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,550.
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: .