Journal profile · MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Renaissance and Reformation
ISSN 0034-429X · Toronto Renaissance and Reformation Colloquium : Victoria University Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies
Renaissance and Reformation: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 109 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Renaissance and Reformation is published by Toronto Renaissance and Reformation Colloquium : Victoria University Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Renaissance Literature and Culture and Historical and Literary Studies, together about 30.8% of its articles. (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
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities12.4%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities10.9%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities7.2%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities5.9%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 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 | 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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 651OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 70.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,992 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| 2025 | 109 | 109 | 1 |
| 2024 | 217 | 217 | 9 |
| 2023 | 137 | 137 | 22 |
| 2022 | 196 | 128 | 29 |
| 2021 | 153 | 118 | 33 |
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
- Toronto Renaissance and Reformation Colloquium : Victoria University Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies
- ISSN
- 0034-429X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Renaissance and Reformation
What CAS zone is Renaissance and Reformation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Renaissance and Reformation is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medieval & Renaissance Studies. 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 Renaissance and Reformation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Renaissance and Reformation is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Renaissance and Reformation open access, and what is the APC?
Renaissance and Reformation 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .