Journal profile · HISTORY
Western Historical Quarterly
ISSN 0043-3810 · eISSN 1939-8603 · Oxford University Press
Western Historical Quarterly: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,000; 87 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Western Historical Quarterly is published by Oxford 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 American Environmental and Regional History, American History and Culture and Archaeology and Natural History, together about 43.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science17.2%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting14%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences12.3%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences6.3%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences5.3%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities4.1%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences3.3%
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 3 |
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 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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,420OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,479 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 87 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 78 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 156 | 8 | 16 |
| 2022 | 99 | 1 | 38 |
| 2021 | 154 | 1 | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,000 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 0043-3810
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-8603
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Western Historical Quarterly
What CAS zone is Western Historical Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Western Historical Quarterly 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.
Which databases index Western Historical Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Western Historical Quarterly is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Western Historical Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Western Historical Quarterly is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,000.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .