Journal profile · HISTORY
Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis
ISSN 0040-7518 · Koninklijke Van Gorcum BV
Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis is published by Koninklijke Van Gorcum BV and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Influence and Diplomacy, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and Financial Crisis of the 21st Century, together about 37.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences18.1%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities10.5%
- Financial Crisis of the 21st CenturyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Cultural History and Identity FormationArts and Humanities6.8%
- Dutch Social and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences5.8%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities4%
- Historical Legal Studies and SocietySocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 70.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,773 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 55 | 1 |
| 2025 | 61 | 25 | 4 |
| 2024 | 81 | 81 | 2 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | 4 |
| 2022 | 89 | 89 | 9 |
| 2021 | 111 | 97 | 9 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Koninklijke Van Gorcum BV
- ISSN
- 0040-7518
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis
What CAS zone is Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 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 Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis open access, and what is the APC?
Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis is a hybrid 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: .