Journal profile · HISTORY
PUBLIC HISTORIAN
ISSN 0272-3433 · eISSN 1533-8576 · University of California Press
PUBLIC HISTORIAN: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PUBLIC HISTORIAN is published by University of California 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 Environmental and Regional History, Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, together about 33% 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 Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science13.5%
- Oral History, Memory, Narrative AnalysisArts and Humanities12.2%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities7.3%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Philippine History and CultureSocial Sciences5.7%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology4.9%
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities4.5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 218OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,200 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 71 | 9 | 6 |
| 2024 | 97 | 34 | 15 |
| 2023 | 58 | 25 | 19 |
| 2022 | 54 | 6 | 49 |
| 2021 | 97 | 10 | 55 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- University of California Press
- ISSN
- 0272-3433
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-8576
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PUBLIC HISTORIAN
What CAS zone is PUBLIC HISTORIAN in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PUBLIC HISTORIAN 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 PUBLIC HISTORIAN?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PUBLIC HISTORIAN is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is PUBLIC HISTORIAN open access, and what is the APC?
PUBLIC HISTORIAN is a hybrid 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: .