Journal profile · HISTORY
Modern Intellectual History
ISSN 1479-2443 · eISSN 1479-2451 · Cambridge University Press
Modern Intellectual History: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Modern Intellectual History is published by Cambridge University 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 American Constitutional Law and Politics, Political Theory and Influence and European Political History Analysis, together about 30.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Modern Intellectual History publishes scholarship in intellectual and cultural history from 1650 onwards. MIH concerns itself primarily with apprehending the contextual origins and receptions of texts in order to recover their historical meanings. But we understand ‘texts’ in the broadest sense, so as to encompass multiple forms of intellectual and cultural expression. These include, but are not limited to, political thought, philosophy, religion, literature, both the social sciences and the natural sciences, music, architecture, and the visual arts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 41, United Kingdom 5, Germany 1, France 1, Canada 1 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences14.4%
- Political Theory and InfluenceSocial Sciences9.3%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities7.1%
- Inorganic Fluorides and Related CompoundsChemistry5%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities4.6%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtArts and Humanities4%
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 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| 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 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 204OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,046 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 3 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 26 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 70 |
| 2023 | 22 | 20 | 9 |
| 2022 | 61 | 40 | 194 |
| 2021 | 73 | 33 | 372 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1479-2443
- Electronic ISSN
- 1479-2451
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Modern Intellectual History
What CAS zone is Modern Intellectual History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Modern Intellectual 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 1 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of Modern Intellectual History based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (41), United Kingdom (5) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Modern Intellectual History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Modern Intellectual History is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Modern Intellectual History open access, and what is the APC?
Modern Intellectual History is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .