Journal profile · HISTORY
PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUARTERLY
ISSN 0030-8803 · University of Washington in cooperation with Washington State Historical Society
PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUARTERLY: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 2 articles a year; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUARTERLY is published by University of Washington in cooperation with Washington State Historical Society 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 American Environmental and Regional History, Canadian Identity and History and Asian American and Pacific Histories, together about 32.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pacific Northwest Quarterly is one of the longest continuously produced historical journals on the West Coast. A peer-reviewed journal issued by the University of Washington, PNQ publishes scholarly work related to the history and culture of the Pacific Northwest.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science20.6%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences5.9%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences5.9%
- Arctic and Russian Policy StudiesSocial Sciences5.9%
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesSocial Sciences5.9%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting5.9%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences5.9%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences2.9%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
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
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 2LetPub ·
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)
Article types accepted1
- scholarly workPNQ publishes scholarly work related to the history and culture of the Pacific Northwest.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
A peer-reviewed journal issued by the University of Washington
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 Washington in cooperation with Washington State Historical Society
- ISSN
- 0030-8803
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUARTERLY
What CAS zone is PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUARTERLY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUARTERLY is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUARTERLY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUARTERLY is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUARTERLY open access, and what is the APC?
PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUARTERLY 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .