Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Scandinavian Economic History Review
ISSN 0358-5522 · eISSN 1750-2837 · Taylor & Francis
Scandinavian Economic History Review: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 295 days to acceptance (25 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 36% (journal website); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scandinavian Economic History Review is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Economic and Social Studies, Historical and Archaeological Studies and Historical Influence and Diplomacy, together about 41.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Scandinavian Economic History Review has been published since 1953 by the Scandinavian Society for Economic and Social History. The journal publishes articles and reviews in the fields of economic, business and social history with a particular focus on the Nordic countries and the Baltic region. The journal also publishes contributions from closely related fields, such as demographic and labour history, as well as articles dealing with theoretical and methodological issues. The editors aim to reflect contemporary research, thinking and debate in these fields, within Scandinavia and throughout the world. Authors are therefore expected to place their work within the context of the wider international literature on economic, business and social history. The journal thus comprises a broad variety of aspects and approaches, ranging from macroeconomic history to business history, from quantitative to qualitative studies. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized, and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. The best article published in the previous year has since 2020 been awarded the “Heckscher Prize” at the annual meeting of the Society. This award is named after Scandinavia’s perhaps most famous economic historian, Eli Heckscher, an article by whom was posthumously published in the first issue of the Review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sweden 1, Denmark 1, Norway 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance28.8%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences6.2%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
- Historical Legal Studies and SocietySocial Sciences3.8%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, GeoBase (Elsevier), ProQuest Sociology Collection, Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest)Publisher website
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) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.31Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.09Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 297OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 77.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 119,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,630 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
| 2024 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
| 2023 | 13 | 10 | 29 |
| 2022 | 26 | 10 | 110 |
| 2021 | 41 | 18 | 118 |
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
295 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 214 days – 411 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 377 days
- Sample
- 25 articles with submission and acceptance dates (37 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)
- 36%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 80 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted2
- articlesThe journal publishes articles and reviews in the fields of economic, business and social historyLength not stated
- reviewsThe journal publishes articles and reviews in the fields of economic, business and social historyLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Scandinavian Economic History Review is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discov…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0358-5522
- Electronic ISSN
- 1750-2837
- Society / sponsor
- Scandinavian Society for Economic and Social History
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 74, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scandinavian Economic History Review
What CAS zone is Scandinavian Economic History Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scandinavian Economic History Review is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Scandinavian Economic History Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Scandinavian Economic History Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 25 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 295 days (interquartile range 214–411 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 36%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Scandinavian Economic History Review based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sweden (1), Denmark (1) and Norway (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Scandinavian Economic History Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scandinavian Economic History Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Scandinavian Economic History Review open access, and what is the APC?
Scandinavian Economic History Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .