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Twentieth-Century China
ISSN 1521-5385 · eISSN 1940-5065 · Taylor & Francis
Twentieth-Century China: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2016 (Volume 41, Issue 3): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Twentieth-Century China is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Chinese history and philosophy, Vietnamese History and Culture Studies and Japanese History and Culture, together about 66.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press from 2017. "Twentieth-Century China has long been an important go-to place for smart work on Chinese social, cultural and intellectual history...I'm delighted to see it continue to move in new directions." Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Editor, Journal of Asian Studies Twentieth-Century China, a refereed scholarly journal, considers manuscripts written from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. The journal seeks original scholarly contributions that challenge old paradigms, propose new ideas and theses, set forth innovative research and methodologies, or engage significant historiographical or interpretive issues regarding China’s long twentieth century, as seen in mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or diasporic activities. Comparative empirical and/or theoretical studies that are rooted in Chinese experience but touch on non-China-related subjects are also welcome. In addition, the journal welcomes proposals for reviews of significant works published in languages other than English and related to twentieth-century China, for English translations of influential articles, or for symposium-style special issues. Peer Review Policy: Twentieth-Century China employs double-blind peer review and evaluation by one or more of the journal’s academic editors in order to select articles for publication. Routledge History Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 100%); most named Mainland China 7 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences38.4%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences16.7%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences11.2%
- Hong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities5.1%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences5%
- China's Ethnic Minorities and RelationsSocial Sciences3%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities1.8%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Bibliography of Asian Studies, European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), The Bibliography of Asian Studies OnlinePublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 998 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 6 | 13 |
| 2024 | 25 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 24 | 4 | 20 |
| 2022 | 38 | 4 | 29 |
| 2021 | 37 | 2 | 39 |
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
- 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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- editorialEditorial | Published online: 9 Aug 2016Length not stated
- introductionIntroduction | Published online: 9 Aug 2016Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 3 Sep 2016Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review and evaluation by one or more of the journal's academic editors to select articles for publication. Model summary
Peer Review Policy: Twentieth-Century China employs double-blind peer review and evaluation by one or more of the journal’s academic editors in order to select articles for publication.
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
- 1521-5385
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-5065
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 3 (2016)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Twentieth-Century China
What CAS zone is Twentieth-Century China in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Twentieth-Century China is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of Twentieth-Century China based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 100%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Twentieth-Century China?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Twentieth-Century China is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Twentieth-Century China open access, and what is the APC?
Twentieth-Century China 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, Publisher website; 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: .