Journal profile · HISTORY
Journal of the Civil War Era
ISSN 2154-4727 · eISSN 2159-9807 · University of North Carolina Press
Journal of the Civil War Era: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.03; subscription journal; 88 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Civil War Era is published by University of North Carolina 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 American History and Culture, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Race, History, and American Society, together about 59.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting23.3%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences19.9%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences16.5%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences5.3%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science3.9%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities3.4%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences2.9%
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 | History | Zone 2 |
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: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.03LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,463 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 88 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 89 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 87 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 87 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 88 | 0 | 18 |
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
- University of North Carolina Press
- ISSN
- 2154-4727
- Electronic ISSN
- 2159-9807
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Civil War Era
What CAS zone is Journal of the Civil War Era in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Civil War Era is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 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 the Civil War Era?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.03; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 16.
Which databases index Journal of the Civil War Era?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Civil War Era is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Civil War Era open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Civil War Era 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: .