Journal profile · HISTORY
WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY
ISSN 0043-5597 · eISSN 1933-7698 · Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY: CAS Zone 1 · History (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); subscription journal; 58 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY is published by Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and is in Zone 1 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are American Constitutional Law and Politics, American History and Culture and American Environmental and Regional History, together about 46.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Our scope encompasses the history and cultures of North America from circa 1450 to 1820 and includes related developments in Africa, the British Isles, the Caribbean, Europe, and Latin America.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences29.9%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting9.3%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences7.4%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences6.6%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences6.1%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Mormonism, Religion, and HistoryArts and Humanities3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 136OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,050OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,001 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 58 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 68 | 1 | 13 |
| 2023 | 68 | 2 | 42 |
| 2022 | 53 | 1 | 765 |
| 2021 | 43 | 0 | 81 |
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
- Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
- ISSN
- 0043-5597
- Electronic ISSN
- 1933-7698
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY
What CAS zone is WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY is in Zone 1 of History, and in Zone 1 of the minor category History; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY open access, and what is the APC?
WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .