Journal profile · HISTORY
WELSH HISTORY REVIEW
ISSN 0043-2431 · eISSN 0083-792X · University of Wales Press
WELSH HISTORY REVIEW: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
WELSH HISTORY REVIEW is published by University of Wales Press 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 Scottish History and National Identity, Historical Studies of British Isles and Medieval Literature and History, together about 66% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by the University of Wales Press since its inception in 1960, The Welsh History Review has established itself as the most authoritative journal in its field. This twice-yearly journal is committed to publishing a wide variety of scholarly research on Welsh history, from medieval to modern. The internationally renowned editorial board includes scholars from universities in Wales, England and the United States, whose breadth of knowledge is representative of the journal and its content, which is typically a diverse range of cultural, social, political and economic history.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities30.1%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities29.4%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities6.5%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences3.5%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities2.8%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities2.5%
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,745 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
To view a statement on our publication ethics, please click here.
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
- University of Wales Press
- ISSN
- 0043-2431
- Electronic ISSN
- 0083-792X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about WELSH HISTORY REVIEW
What CAS zone is WELSH HISTORY REVIEW in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, WELSH HISTORY REVIEW 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 WELSH HISTORY REVIEW?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, WELSH HISTORY REVIEW is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is WELSH HISTORY REVIEW open access, and what is the APC?
WELSH HISTORY REVIEW 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .