Journal profile · HISTORY
Victorian Historical Journal
ISSN 1030-7710 · eISSN 1320-6001 · Royal Historical Society of Victoria
Victorian Historical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; no APC; 14 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Victorian Historical Journal is published by Royal Historical Society of Victoria 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 Australian History and Society, Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies and Canadian Identity and History, together about 51.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Victorian Historical Journal, first published as the Victorian Historical Magazine in 1911, is the official journal of record and scholarly publication of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. It is the second oldest history journal in Australia. It has become a vast collaborative history of Victoria with hundreds of individual contributors and topics and has itself become a primary source for researchers. At times a journal of record, piety for pioneers, peroration for patriotism, it has also offered challenging perspectives. Although now a refereed journal with outstanding academic contributors, it has always encouraged well researched papers by non-professional historians. A recent innovation has been the introduction of Historical Notes – an opportunity to publish less academic articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences39.4%
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences5.6%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Australian Indigenous Culture and HistorySocial Sciences4.2%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences3.5%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences2.8%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities2.8%
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 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: INFORMIT
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted1
- historical notesA recent innovation has been the introduction of Historical Notes – an opportunity to publish less academic articles.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
The journal has an ethics statement. Model summary
Victorian Historical Journal Ethics Statement
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
- Royal Historical Society of Victoria
- ISSN
- 1030-7710
- Electronic ISSN
- 1320-6001
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Victorian Historical Journal
What CAS zone is Victorian Historical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Victorian Historical Journal 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 Victorian Historical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Victorian Historical Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Victorian Historical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Victorian Historical Journal is a subscription journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .