Journal profile · HISTORY
Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies
ISSN 0031-4528 · eISSN 2153-2109 · Penn State University Press
Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 60 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies is published by Penn State University Press 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 Constitutional Law and Politics, American History and Culture and Race, History, and American Society, together about 47.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences19.4%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting17.3%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences11.2%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science9.4%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities5.4%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities4.9%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences4.4%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences3.2%
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 3 |
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,914 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 63 | 0 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 15 |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | 22 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | 19 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 19 |
| 2021 | 66 | 66 | 25 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Penn State University Press
- ISSN
- 0031-4528
- Electronic ISSN
- 2153-2109
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies
What CAS zone is Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies 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 Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies is a fully open-access 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: .