Journal profile · HISTORY
Modern & Contemporary France
ISSN 0963-9489 · eISSN 1469-9869 · Taylor & Francis
Modern & Contemporary France: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 54 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Modern & Contemporary France is published by Taylor & Francis 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 French Historical and Cultural Studies, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and French Urban and Social Studies, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1980 by the Association for the Study of Modern & Contemporary France (ASMCF), Modern & Contemporary France is a global peer-reviewed journal, offering a scholarly view of all aspects of France and the French-speaking world from 1789 to the present day. It is a multi-disciplinary journal, drawing particularly on the work of scholars in history, politics, literary, cultural and post-colonial studies, film and media studies, and the social sciences. The Editors welcome submissions with a transnational or comparative dimension, including articles addressing aspects of France's relations with the wider world. Modern & Contemporary France publishes: research articles occasional articles discussing topical issues from a scholarly perspective review articles an extensive range of book reviews The journal also publishes themed special issues, for which submissions are invited from guest editors. Peer Review Statement All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 9, United Kingdom 4, United States 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities19.1%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities12.8%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Political and Social IssuesSocial Sciences5.7%
- North African History and LiteratureArts and Humanities5.5%
- Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderSocial Sciences5.2%
- Communism, Protests, Social MovementsSocial Sciences4.3%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities4.2%
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 |
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 |
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
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OCLC, America: History and Life, Current Abstracts, Humanities International Index, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA International Bibliography, Sociological AbstractsPublisher website
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 178OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 78,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,118 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 54 | 14 | 21 |
| 2024 | 53 | 18 | 18 |
| 2023 | 56 | 19 | 72 |
| 2022 | 77 | 23 | 188 |
| 2021 | 67 | 19 | 184 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted4
- book reviewsan extensive range of book reviewsLength not stated
- research articlesModern & Contemporary France publishes: research articlesLength not stated
- review articlesreview articlesLength not stated
- themed special issuesThe journal also publishes themed special issues, for which submissions are invited from guest editors.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Modern & Contemporary France 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 discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Peer review statement: rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
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
- 0963-9489
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-9869
- Society / sponsor
- Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Modern & Contemporary France
What CAS zone is Modern & Contemporary France in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Modern & Contemporary France is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Modern & Contemporary France based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (9), United Kingdom (4) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Modern & Contemporary France?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Modern & Contemporary France is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Modern & Contemporary France open access, and what is the APC?
Modern & Contemporary France is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .