Journal profile · MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Parergon
ISSN 0313-6221 · eISSN 1832-8334 · Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Parergon: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Parergon is published by Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Renaissance Studies 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 Medieval Literature and History, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and Historical and Archaeological Studies, together about 41.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities26.6%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities8.8%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities5.9%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities4.9%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities4.9%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities4.6%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities4.2%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities4%
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 | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,212 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 55 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 65 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 64 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | 85 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 130 | 0 | 48 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- ISSN
- 0313-6221
- Electronic ISSN
- 1832-8334
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Parergon
What CAS zone is Parergon in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Parergon is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medieval & Renaissance Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Parergon?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Parergon is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Parergon open access, and what is the APC?
Parergon 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; 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: .