Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Germanistische Abteilung
ISSN 0323-4045 · eISSN 2304-4861 · Walter de Gruyter
Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Germanistische Abteilung: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 56 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Germanistische Abteilung is published by Walter de Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Legal Studies and Society, Medieval and Early Modern Justice and Medieval Literature and History, together about 66.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and History. (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
- Historical Legal Studies and SocietySocial Sciences33%
- Medieval and Early Modern JusticeSocial Sciences26.4%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities7.3%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences6%
- Classical Studies and Legal HistoryArts and Humanities3.2%
- German legal, social, and political studiesSocial Sciences2.7%
- Historical Economic and Legal ThoughtSocial Sciences2.5%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities1.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q4 | 1581/1936 | — |
| Law | Q4 | 1103/1162 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 191OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,186 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 63 | 28 |
| 2025 | 56 | 3 | 104 |
| 2024 | 63 | 3 | 103 |
| 2023 | 74 | 5 | 153 |
| 2022 | 76 | 4 | 180 |
| 2021 | 101 | 4 | 379 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 0323-4045
- Electronic ISSN
- 2304-4861
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Germanistische Abteilung
Which databases index Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Germanistische Abteilung?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Germanistische Abteilung is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Germanistische Abteilung open access, and what is the APC?
Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Germanistische Abteilung is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .