Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Landscape History
ISSN 0143-3768 · eISSN 2160-2506 · Taylor & Francis
Landscape History: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Landscape History is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval Architecture and Archaeology, Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies and Landscape and Cultural Studies, together about 40.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Landscape History is the leading interdisciplinary, international journal of the Society for Landscape Studies. The aim of the journal is to promote the study of the landscape in all its aspects. It provides a forum for all those concerned with the material and cultural evaluation of human use of the land. The ultimate intention is to secure a more penetrating comprehension of landscape evolution and an overall narrative account of landscape prehistory and history, together with an understanding of how this has influenced, and may usefully guide, the management of the present-day landscape. To this end, Landscape History publishes quality research in a variety of fields and from a range of perspectives, which helps improve understanding of the landscape and its physical and cultural contexts. The Editor welcomes submissions both from, and about, any part of the world. Peer Review Statement All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editor-in-chief Della HookePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 16, Italy 2, Sweden 2, United States 1, France 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities19.6%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences14.3%
- Landscape and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities7%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities6.3%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities6.3%
- Historical and Environmental StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities4.7%
- Medieval European History and ArchitectureArts and Humanities3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 451/1936 | 76th |
| Nature and Landscape Conservation | Q4 | 186/231 | 19th |
| Horticulture | Q4 | 105/125 | 16th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.18Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.41Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 24,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 680 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 3 | 59 |
| 2025 | 38 | 4 | 143 |
| 2024 | 36 | 6 | 100 |
| 2023 | 41 | 9 | 122 |
| 2022 | 41 | 3 | 73 |
| 2021 | 44 | 5 | 122 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- research articleBurhs, burghal territories and hundreds in the English central Midlands in the early tenth century (Part 3) — the case of Essex Jeremy Haslam Research Article |…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Landscape History is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and reade…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized. Model summary
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0143-3768
- Electronic ISSN
- 2160-2506
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Landscape Studies
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Landscape History
Where are the editorial board members of Landscape History based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (16), Italy (2) and Sweden (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Landscape History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Landscape History is indexed in Scopus.
Is Landscape History open access, and what is the APC?
Landscape History is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .