Journal profile · MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Renaissance Studies
ISSN 0269-1213 · eISSN 1477-4658 · Wiley-Blackwell
Renaissance Studies: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 174 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 39% (journal website); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Renaissance Studies is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and Renaissance Literature and Culture, together about 37.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Renaissance Studies is a multi-disciplinary journal which publishes essays on all aspects of Renaissance history and culture. Our articles range over art, architecture, history, literature, philosophy, politics, religion and science. Our focus is global as well as European, and we interpret the "Renaissance" flexibly, both as a time period, c. 14th–17th century and as an idea. As well as high-quality individual articles, the journal publishes themed Special Issues. All our essays are peer reviewed. We also welcome editions of important documents, which can appear in their original languages, with introduction, textual apparatus, notes and translations. The journal contains a substantial book reviews section and illustrated reviews of major exhibitions worldwide.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities16.1%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities14%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities7.2%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.2%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities5.9%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences5.9%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities5.8%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| 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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 215OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 58.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 48Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 76,145Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,667 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 27 | 0 |
| 2025 | 58 | 34 | 1 |
| 2024 | 61 | 34 | 4 |
| 2023 | 76 | 50 | 40 |
| 2022 | 68 | 24 | 26 |
| 2021 | 76 | 24 | 69 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
174 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 106 days – 232 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 190 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (117 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 181 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use 16. Disclosing the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section. Find more details in Wiley's AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0269-1213
- Electronic ISSN
- 1477-4658
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 4 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Renaissance Studies
What CAS zone is Renaissance Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Renaissance Studies is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medieval & Renaissance Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Renaissance Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at Renaissance Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 174 days (interquartile range 106–232 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 39% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Renaissance Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Renaissance Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Renaissance Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Renaissance Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Renaissance Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .