Journal profile · HISTORY
Journal of the West
ISSN 0022-5169 · eISSN 1930-0115 · ABC-CLIO
Journal of the West: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the West is published by ABC-CLIO 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 American Environmental and Regional History, Archaeology and Natural History and Latin American and Latino Studies, together about 33.8% 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 Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science14.7%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences13.2%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences5.9%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences4.4%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions4.4%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences4.4%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 58 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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
- ABC-CLIO
- ISSN
- 0022-5169
- Electronic ISSN
- 1930-0115
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the West
What CAS zone is Journal of the West in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the West is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of the West?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the West is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of the West open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the West 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: .