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Journal of the History of Sexuality
ISSN 1043-4070 · eISSN 1535-3605
Journal of the History of Sexuality: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.66; subscription journal; 66 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and AHCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the History of Sexuality is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European history and politics, Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes and Historical Gender and Feminism Studies, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences13.6%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities12.1%
- Historical Gender and Feminism StudiesSocial Sciences9.9%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences5.5%
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.7%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
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 |
| Minor | Sociology | 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 | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCILetPub
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
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 187OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,213 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 66 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 33 | 4 | 9 |
| 2023 | 21 | 3 | 33 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 33 |
| 2021 | 19 | 3 | 33 |
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
- ISSN
- 1043-4070
- Electronic ISSN
- 1535-3605
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the History of Sexuality
What CAS zone is Journal of the History of Sexuality in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the History of Sexuality is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History / Sociology. 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 History of Sexuality?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.66; h-index 41.
Which databases index Journal of the History of Sexuality?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the History of Sexuality is indexed in SSCI and AHCI.
Is Journal of the History of Sexuality open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the History of Sexuality 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .