Journal profile · HISTORY
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESCHICHTSWISSENSCHAFT
ISSN 0044-2828 · Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESCHICHTSWISSENSCHAFT: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 86 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESCHICHTSWISSENSCHAFT is published by Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften 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 European history and politics, Criminal Law and Policy and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences12.9%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences9.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.5%
- Public Administration and Political AnalysisSocial Sciences8%
- German legal, social, and political studiesSocial Sciences8%
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities7.3%
- Memory, History, Trauma, IdentityArts and Humanities5.2%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities4.9%
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)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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 260 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 86 | 7 | 36 |
| 2024 | 51 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 55 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 53 | 11 | 8 |
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
- Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften
- ISSN
- 0044-2828
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESCHICHTSWISSENSCHAFT
What CAS zone is ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESCHICHTSWISSENSCHAFT in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESCHICHTSWISSENSCHAFT 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 ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESCHICHTSWISSENSCHAFT?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESCHICHTSWISSENSCHAFT is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESCHICHTSWISSENSCHAFT open access, and what is the APC?
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESCHICHTSWISSENSCHAFT 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: .