Journal profile · HISTORY
Journal of the Southwest
ISSN 0894-8410 · eISSN 2158-1371 · University of Arizona
Journal of the Southwest: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Southwest is published by University of Arizona 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 Archaeology and Natural History, Latin American and Latino Studies and American Environmental and Regional History, together about 56.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the Southwest is a comprehensive publication with a special consciousness of place. We hope that you—scholar and general reader alike—will turn to it as a source of the best critical thinking and scholarship on the region.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editor-in-chief Jeffrey BanisterPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences29.5%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences14.2%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science12.5%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities7.7%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.5%
- Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.3%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting2.8%
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)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 473 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 23 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 24 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 8 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review, Preprints
- Open access
Open access Model summary
As of 2025, Journal of the Southwest publishes two open-source online issues per year
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Submissions must not contain author identifying information on the manuscript. Model summary
No author identifying information on the manuscript
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Manuscripts must be double spaced and saved as a Microsoft Word document. Model summary
Double spaced and saved as a Microsoft Word document
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
- Publisher
- University of Arizona
- ISSN
- 0894-8410
- Electronic ISSN
- 2158-1371
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Southwest
What CAS zone is Journal of the Southwest in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Southwest 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 the Southwest?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Southwest is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Southwest open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Southwest is a hybrid 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: .