Journal profile · HISTORY
Journal of world history
ISSN 1045-6007 · eISSN 1527-8050 · University of Hawaii Press
Journal of world history: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of world history is published by University of Hawaii 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 Colonialism, slavery, and trade, Global Maritime and Colonial Histories and Chinese history and philosophy, together about 30.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of World History publishes research into historical questions requiring the investigation of evidence on a global, comparative, cross-cultural, or transnational scale. It is devoted to the study of phenomena that transcend the boundaries of single states, regions, or cultures, such as large-scale population movements, long-distance trade, cross-cultural technology transfers, and the transnational spread of ideas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editor-in-chief Laura J. MitchellPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences11.5%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences11.3%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences7.6%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences5.6%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Philippine History and CultureSocial Sciences4.8%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities4.4%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities4.4%
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 1 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Book Review Index, Canada in Context, 03/2000-, De Gruyter Saur– Dietrich’s Index Philosophicus, EBSCOhost– Academic Search Alumni Edition, 1/1/2001-, Academic Search Complete, 1/1/2001-, Academic Search Elite, 1/1/2001-, Academic Search Premier, 1/1/2001-, Academic Search Ultimate, 1/1/2001-, Academic Search: Main Edition, 3/1/1992-, Advanced Placement Source, 1/1/2001-, America: History and Life, 3/1/1990-, Current Abstracts, 1/1/2001-, Historical Abstracts (Online), 3/1/1963-, History Reference Center, 1/1/2001-, Humanities International Complete, 1/1/2001-, Humanities International Index, 1/1/2001-, Humanities Source, 1/1/1965-, Humanities Source Ultimate, 1/1/1965-, Library & Information Science Source, 1/2/1966-1/2/1966, MainFile, 3/1/1992-, MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association), Political Science Complete, 3/1/1992-, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, SocINDEX, 1/1/1993-, SocINDEX with Full Text, 1/1/1993-, Sociological Collection, 1/1/2001-, TOC Premier (Table of Contents), 1/1/2001-
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 258OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,869 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 43 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 41 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 35 | 2 | 22 |
| 2022 | 40 | 9 | 109 |
| 2021 | 55 | 6 | 79 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Manuscripts must be unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Submission of a manuscript to the Journal of World History indicates that the material is unpublished and is not being considered concurrently for publication elsewhere, even in a language other than English.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review A FEW WORDS ABOUT PEER REVIEW
Blind peer review by at least two scholars in the field for articles with publication potential. Model summary
Peer review is an essential part of the university press mission of advancing and disseminating scholarship. It is the process through which university press editors commission formal evaluations from respected experts on the contribution to scholarship, teaching, and public debate of a work being considered for publication. These formal evaluations provide constructive feedback that enables an au…
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 Hawaii Press
- ISSN
- 1045-6007
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-8050
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of world history
What CAS zone is Journal of world history in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of world history 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.
Which databases index Journal of world history?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of world history is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of world history open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of world 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, 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .