Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Medieval Encounters
ISSN 1380-7854 · eISSN 1570-0674 · Brill
Medieval Encounters: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medieval Encounters is published by Brill 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 Historical and Linguistic Studies, Archaeology and Historical Studies and Medieval History and Crusades, together about 39.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences18.4%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities11.9%
- Medieval History and CrusadesArts and Humanities9%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences8.7%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities6.7%
- Historical Studies of Medieval IberiaArts and Humanities5.3%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities5.1%
- Hispanic-African Historical RelationsArts and Humanities3.5%
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 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | 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 2 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 805 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 26 | 17 | 33 |
| 2022 | 61 | 13 | 11 |
| 2021 | 29 | 4 | 52 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1380-7854
- Electronic ISSN
- 1570-0674
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medieval Encounters
What CAS zone is Medieval Encounters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medieval Encounters is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History / Medieval & Renaissance Studies / Religion. 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 Medieval Encounters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medieval Encounters is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Medieval Encounters open access, and what is the APC?
Medieval Encounters 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; 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: .