Journal profile · HISTORY
Urban History
ISSN 0963-9268 · eISSN 1469-8706 · Cambridge University Press
Urban History: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 83 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Urban History is published by Cambridge 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 Historical Economic and Social Studies, Scottish History and National Identity and Urbanization and City Planning, together about 34.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Urban History occupies a central place in historical scholarship, with an outstanding record of interdisciplinary contributions, and a broad-based and distinguished panel of referees and international advisors. Each issue features wide-ranging research articles covering social, economic, political and cultural aspects of the history of towns and Cities. Urban History is leading the way in academic publishing with its multimedia companions. The companions are refereed and fully linked and provide real depth to research. Online subscribers also gain access to Urban History’s comprehensive online bibliography, which contains 34,000 searchable items including books, articles and edited collections.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 15, United States 8, Belgium 3, Canada 2, Netherlands 2 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.9%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities9.1%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences8.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Financial Crisis of the 21st CenturyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities4.2%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities4.1%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.1%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 328OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 91.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,823 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 83 | 72 | 10 |
| 2024 | 84 | 59 | 17 |
| 2023 | 87 | 47 | 55 |
| 2022 | 85 | 36 | 81 |
| 2021 | 107 | 43 | 138 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted6
- introductionIntroduction*Length not stated
- meeting reportMeeting ReportLength not stated
- research articleResearch Article*Length not stated
- review essayReview Essay*Length not stated
- review of booksReview of BooksLength not stated
- survey and speculationSurvey and Speculation*Length not stated
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0963-9268
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-8706
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Urban History
What CAS zone is Urban History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Urban History is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 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 Urban History based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (15), United States (8) and Belgium (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Urban History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Urban History is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Urban History open access, and what is the APC?
Urban History is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .