Journal profile · HISTORY
Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
ISSN 0023-0243 · eISSN 2161-0355
Register of the Kentucky Historical Society: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 56 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 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, Race, History, and American Society and American History and Culture, together about 52.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) was formed in 1836 by a group of prominent Kentuckians intent on preserving the history of the Commonwealth. We are a membership organization with members from Kentucky and around the world. We are part of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet; have full American Alliance of Museums accreditation; are a Smithsonian affiliate; and endorse the History Relevance statement.
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 Sciences20.1%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences16.5%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting16.3%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science6.4%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities4%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences3.5%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences3.5%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences3.3%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,389 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 55 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 57 | 0 | 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
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
- ISSN
- 0023-0243
- Electronic ISSN
- 2161-0355
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 124, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
What CAS zone is Register of the Kentucky Historical Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 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 Register of the Kentucky Historical Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Register of the Kentucky Historical Society is indexed in ESCI.
Is Register of the Kentucky Historical Society open access, and what is the APC?
Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 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: .