Journal profile · MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Renaissance Quarterly
ISSN 0034-4338 · eISSN 1935-0236 · University of Chicago Press
Renaissance Quarterly: CAS Zone 1 · History (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 381 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Renaissance Quarterly is published by University of Chicago Press and is in Zone 1 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies and Renaissance Literature and Culture, together about 36.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (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 Humanities17.2%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities11.8%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities7.7%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences6.9%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4.1%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities3.7%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 419OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 69.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,123 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 249 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 381 | 39 | 5 |
| 2024 | 250 | 28 | 24 |
| 2023 | 419 | 36 | 49 |
| 2022 | 427 | 200 | 59 |
| 2021 | 399 | 33 | 73 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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 Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 0034-4338
- Electronic ISSN
- 1935-0236
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Renaissance Quarterly
What CAS zone is Renaissance Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Renaissance Quarterly is in Zone 1 of History, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Medieval & Renaissance Studies; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Renaissance Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Renaissance Quarterly is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Renaissance Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Renaissance Quarterly is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .