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Journal of women's history
ISSN 1042-7961 · eISSN 1527-2036 · Johns Hopkins University Press
Journal of women's history: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.54; subscription journal; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of women's history is published by Johns Hopkins University Press and 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 Historical Gender and Feminism Studies, Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes and Race, History, and American Society, together about 41.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Gender and Feminism StudiesSocial Sciences21.5%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities10.9%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences9.2%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.6%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences3.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
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 | Womens Studies | 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 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.54LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 403OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,292 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 41 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 50 | 1 | 20 |
| 2023 | 47 | 6 | 31 |
| 2022 | 46 | 2 | 49 |
| 2021 | 50 | 3 | 158 |
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 1042-7961
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-2036
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of women's history
What CAS zone is Journal of women's history in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of women's history is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History / Womens Studies. 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of women's history?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.54; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 49.
Which databases index Journal of women's history?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of women's history is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of women's history open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of women's history 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: .