Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Vulcan
ISSN 2213-459X · eISSN 2213-4603 · Brill
Vulcan: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vulcan is published by Brill 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 Military History and Strategy, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and Twentieth Century Scientific Developments, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Military History and StrategySocial Sciences14.9%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities13.9%
- Twentieth Century Scientific DevelopmentsArts and Humanities6.9%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities5.9%
- World Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactSocial Sciences5%
- Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences4%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences4%
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
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 15 June 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 79 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 15 | 3 | 6 |
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 2213-459X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2213-4603
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Vulcan
What CAS zone is Vulcan in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Vulcan 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 Vulcan?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vulcan is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Vulcan open access, and what is the APC?
Vulcan 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: .