Journal profile · HISTORY
Terrae Incognitae-The Journal of the Society for the History of Discoveries
ISSN 0082-2884 · eISSN 2040-8706 · Taylor & Francis
Terrae Incognitae-The Journal of the Society for the History of Discoveries: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Terrae Incognitae-The Journal of the Society for the History of Discoveries is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Archaeology and Natural History, Colonialism, slavery, and trade and Latin American history and culture, together about 32.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences14.7%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences10.6%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities7.5%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities7.3%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Historical Studies on SpainArts and Humanities5.4%
- Historical Geography and CartographySocial Sciences4.8%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts 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 | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,188 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 36 | 3 | 13 |
| 2023 | 31 | 4 | 11 |
| 2022 | 42 | 7 | 63 |
| 2021 | 38 | 9 | 97 |
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0082-2884
- Electronic ISSN
- 2040-8706
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Terrae Incognitae-The Journal of the Society for the History of Discoveries
What CAS zone is Terrae Incognitae-The Journal of the Society for the History of Discoveries in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Terrae Incognitae-The Journal of the Society for the History of Discoveries is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Terrae Incognitae-The Journal of the Society for the History of Discoveries?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Terrae Incognitae-The Journal of the Society for the History of Discoveries is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Terrae Incognitae-The Journal of the Society for the History of Discoveries open access, and what is the APC?
Terrae Incognitae-The Journal of the Society for the History of Discoveries 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: .