Journal profile · MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
SPECULUM-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES
ISSN 0038-7134 · eISSN 2040-8072 · University of Chicago Press
SPECULUM-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES: CAS Zone 1 · History (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); subscription journal; 334 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SPECULUM-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES 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 Medieval Literature and History, Historical and Religious Studies of Rome and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, together about 41.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Classics. (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
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities27.4%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities7.8%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities6.7%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities6.6%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Medieval European Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4.6%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts 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 1 |
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,096OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 28,644 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 196 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 334 | 12 | 11 |
| 2024 | 360 | 8 | 32 |
| 2023 | 338 | 9 | 77 |
| 2022 | 368 | 12 | 80 |
| 2021 | 626 | 17 | 68 |
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
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 0038-7134
- Electronic ISSN
- 2040-8072
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SPECULUM-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES
What CAS zone is SPECULUM-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SPECULUM-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES 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 SPECULUM-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SPECULUM-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is SPECULUM-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES open access, and what is the APC?
SPECULUM-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .