Journal profile · HISTORY
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR HISTORISCHE FORSCHUNG
ISSN 0340-0174 · eISSN 1865-5599 · Duncker und Humblot GmbH
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR HISTORISCHE FORSCHUNG: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR HISTORISCHE FORSCHUNG is published by Duncker und Humblot GmbH 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 Historical Influence and Diplomacy, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies, together about 44% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die 1974 gegründete Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung ist die einzige deutschsprachige Fachzeitschrift, die sich auf die Epoche des Spätmittelalters und der Frühen Neuzeit konzentriert. Das Konzept beruht auf der Idee, die Geschichte der europäischen Vormoderne vom hohen Mittelalter über die Reformationszeit hinweg bis zur revolutionären Sattelzeit um 1800 als strukturelle Einheit zu thematisieren. In sachlicher und methodischer Hinsicht bildet die ZHF die Vielfalt der deutschsprachigen Geschichtswissenschaft ab. Sie hat einen stabilen Kern im Bereich der Politik- und Verfassungsgeschichte, ist aber auch offen für Beiträge aus der Religions-, Wissenschafts- und Ideengeschichte sowie aus der Rechts-, Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte. Neben Aufsatzbeiträgen bietet sie regelmäßig aktuelle Forschungsberichte und einen ausführlichen Besprechungsteil, in dem jährlich etwa 200 Neuerscheinungen von Fachleuten für Fachleute besprochen werden.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences18.5%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities13.8%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities11.8%
- Historical Legal Studies and SocietySocial Sciences7.2%
- Medieval European History and ArchitectureArts and Humanities5.3%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities4.7%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences3.3%
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 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 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, Naver, OCLC, Portico, Sherpa Romeo, AskBisht.com Journal Directory, BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine), CARHUS Plus+, China Academic Journals (CNKI), CNPIEC, China National Publications Import & Export (Group) Co., Deep Green, EBSCO Discovery Service, GENIOS (relevant databases), Historical abstracts (ProQuest), H-Soz-Kult, IBZ Online (DeGruyter), JournalGuide, JournalTOCs, JSTOR, NAVER Academic, Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Open Alex, Periodicals Index Online (ProQuest), Primo Central (ExLibris), Publons (Clarivate), RISS (riss.kr), Summon (ProQuest), WorldCat (OCLC)
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 457 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 24 | 2 | 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 websiteOpen access
- Open access
Archiving via Portico Model summary
Vollständig und dauerhaft archiviert via Portico
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
- Duncker und Humblot GmbH
- ISSN
- 0340-0174
- Electronic ISSN
- 1865-5599
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ZEITSCHRIFT FUR HISTORISCHE FORSCHUNG
What CAS zone is ZEITSCHRIFT FUR HISTORISCHE FORSCHUNG in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ZEITSCHRIFT FUR HISTORISCHE FORSCHUNG is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 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 ZEITSCHRIFT FUR HISTORISCHE FORSCHUNG?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ZEITSCHRIFT FUR HISTORISCHE FORSCHUNG is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ZEITSCHRIFT FUR HISTORISCHE FORSCHUNG open access, and what is the APC?
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR HISTORISCHE FORSCHUNG 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: .