Journal profile · HISTORY
PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY
ISSN 0031-4587 · eISSN 2169-8546 · Historical Society of Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY is published by Historical Society of Pennsylvania 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 History of Science and Medicine, together about 46.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1824, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania preserves one of the nation’s largest collections of American history. With millions of manuscripts, books, and images spanning over 500 years, HSP is a vital resource for anyone exploring the past.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences22.6%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting14.1%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities9.6%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences9.4%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities6.6%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences4.9%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
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 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
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,237 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 2 |
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
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- ISSN
- 0031-4587
- Electronic ISSN
- 2169-8546
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY
What CAS zone is PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 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.
Which databases index PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY open access, and what is the APC?
PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY 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, 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: .