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SCOTTISH HISTORICAL REVIEW
ISSN 0036-9241 · eISSN 1750-0222 · Edinburgh University Press
SCOTTISH HISTORICAL REVIEW: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.39; subscription journal; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SCOTTISH HISTORICAL REVIEW is published by Edinburgh University Press 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 Scottish History and National Identity, Historical Studies of British Isles and Historical Economic and Social Studies, together about 64% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities36.5%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities18.8%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.8%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities6.3%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities3.4%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities3%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences2.6%
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 | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 114OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,909 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 49 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 57 | 20 | 1 |
| 2023 | 56 | 8 | 10 |
| 2022 | 43 | 5 | 12 |
| 2021 | 49 | 2 | 34 |
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
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- ISSN
- 0036-9241
- Electronic ISSN
- 1750-0222
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SCOTTISH HISTORICAL REVIEW
What CAS zone is SCOTTISH HISTORICAL REVIEW in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SCOTTISH HISTORICAL REVIEW is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History. 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.
What is the impact factor of SCOTTISH HISTORICAL REVIEW?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.39; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 25.
Which databases index SCOTTISH HISTORICAL REVIEW?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SCOTTISH HISTORICAL REVIEW is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is SCOTTISH HISTORICAL REVIEW open access, and what is the APC?
SCOTTISH HISTORICAL REVIEW 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; 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: .