CAS major category
History A&HCI Journals
The History major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition) holds 825 journals. This page ranks them by impact factor and gives each one's CAS zone, review time, APC and open-access status (as of October 2026). Largest minor categories: History (468), Archaeology (144), Medieval & Renaissance Studies (72), Classics (55), Humanities, Multidisciplinary (53), History of Social Sciences (27), Anthropology (20), Asian Studies (14).
History A&HCI Journals by impact factor
Anatolian Studies
ISSN 0066-1546 · Cambridge University PressMultiple
IF 51CAS Zone 4 · HistoryAPC about USD 3,550Hybrid OA13 articles/yrAHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Studia Historiae Oeconomicae
ISSN 0081-6485 · Sciendo · PolandMultiple
IF 40CAS Zone 4 · HistoryReview: about 15 weeksNo APCDiamond OA27 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJEarly-warning / risk flag
View journal profile →Journal of Global Slavery
ISSN 2405-8351 · BrillArts and Humanities-History
IF 16CAS Zone 2 · HistoryHybrid OA24 articles/yrESCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Financial History Review
ISSN 0968-5650 · Cambridge University PressHISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
IF 8CAS Zone 4 · HistoryAPC about USD 3,550Hybrid OA12 articles/yrESCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Archai-Revista de Estudos Sobre as Origens do Pensamento Ocidental
ISSN 1984-249X · Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra; Universidade de Brasília · PortugalHUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
IF 5.17CAS Zone 4 · HistoryReview: about 20 weeksNo APCDiamond OA35 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Journal of Archaeological Research
ISSN 1059-0161 · Springer NatureMultiple
IF 5.05CAS Zone 1 · History · TopReview: median 130 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,190Hybrid OA13 articles/yrSSCI · AHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Turkish Historical Review
ISSN 1877-5454 · BrillHISTORY
IF 4CAS Zone 4 · HistoryHybrid OA22 articles/yrAHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Current History
ISSN 0011-3530 · University of California PressMultiple
IF 3.29CAS Zone 4 · HistorySubscription65 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Journal of Jesuit Studies
ISSN 2214-1324 · BRILL · NetherlandsHISTORY
IF 3CAS Zone 2 · HistoryReview: about 20 weeksNo APCDiamond OA78 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
ISSN 1072-5369 · Springer NatureMultiple
IF 2.76CAS Zone 1 · History · TopReview: median 170 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,190Hybrid OA71 articles/yrSSCI · AHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology
ISSN 2520-8217Multiple
IF 2.5CAS Zone 1 · History · TopReview: median 208 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,190Hybrid OA41 articles/yrESCI
View journal profile →Journal of World Prehistory
ISSN 0892-7537 · Springer NatureMultiple
IF 2.46CAS Zone 1 · History · TopAPC about USD 3,290Hybrid OA17 articles/yrSSCI · AHCI · ScopusJournal site: submissions paused
View journal profile →JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY
ISSN 0022-0507 · Cambridge University PressMultiple
IF 2.29CAS Zone 1 · History · TopAPC about USD 3,550Hybrid OA59 articles/yrSSCI · AHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Twentieth Century British History
ISSN 0955-2359 · Oxford University PressHISTORY
IF 2.1CAS Zone 1 · History · TopAPC about USD 3,444Hybrid OAAHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Explorations in Economic History
ISSN 0014-4983 · ElsevierMultiple
IF 1.88CAS Zone 1 · History · TopReview: about 269 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,280Hybrid OA60 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Norwegian Archaeological Review
ISSN 0029-3652 · Taylor & FrancisARCHAEOLOGY
IF 1.8CAS Zone 2 · HistoryReview: about 26 days (submission to first decision, publisher)APC charged, amount not publishedHybrid OA27 articles/yrAHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Cliometrica
ISSN 1863-2505 · Springer NatureMultiple
IF 1.74CAS Zone 1 · History · TopReview: median 186 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,190Hybrid OA25 articles/yrSSCI · AHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Antiquity
ISSN 0003-598X · Cambridge University PressMultiple
IF 1.68CAS Zone 1 · History · TopAPC about USD 3,550Hybrid OA228 articles/yrSSCI · AHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →American Antiquity
ISSN 0002-7316 · Cambridge University PressMultiple
IF 1.67CAS Zone 1 · History · TopAPC about USD 3,550Hybrid OA99 articles/yrSSCI · AHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Journal of Global History
ISSN 1740-0228 · Cambridge University PressMultiple
IF 1.63CAS Zone 1 · History · TopAPC about USD 3,550Hybrid OA33 articles/yrSSCI · AHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports
ISSN 2352-409X · ElsevierARCHAEOLOGY
IF 1.6CAS Zone 2 · History · TopReview: about 165 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 2,910Hybrid OA553 articles/yrAHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW
ISSN 0013-0117 · Wiley-BlackwellMultiple
IF 1.56CAS Zone 1 · History · TopReview: median 258 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,900Hybrid OA98 articles/yrSSCI · AHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Archaeological Research in Asia
ISSN 2352-2267 · ElsevierARCHAEOLOGY
IF 1.5CAS Zone 3 · HistoryReview: about 187 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 2,750Hybrid OA76 articles/yrAHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Iran-Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies
ISSN 0578-6967 · Taylor & FrancisMultiple
IF 1.5CAS Zone 3 · HistoryReview: about 173 days (first decision after review, publisher)APC charged, amount not publishedHybrid OA11 articles/yrAHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →History journals: frequently asked questions
How many A&HCI journals are there in History?
As of October 2026, JournalCompass lists 825 journals in the History major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition): 48 in Zone 1, 101 in Zone 2, 176 in Zone 3 and 465 in Zone 4, 59 of them Top journals. By database: SCIE 2, SSCI 116, A&HCI 416 and ESCI 359 (a journal can be indexed in more than one).
Which History journals are in CAS Zone 1?
By impact factor, the Zone 1 journals in History include Journal of Archaeological Research (impact factor 5.05), Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (impact factor 2.76), Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology (impact factor 2.5), Journal of World Prehistory (impact factor 2.46), JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY (impact factor 2.29), 48 in all; see the full list of Zone 1 History journals.
Which History journals have fast peer review?
Across the 342 History journals with review-time data, the median review time is about 20 weeks. Among Zone 1–2 journals, fast ones include RUSSIAN REVIEW (about 0.1 weeks, publisher figure), HISTORICAL METHODS (about 1.7 weeks, publisher figure), Norwegian Archaeological Review (about 3.7 weeks, publisher figure), German History (about 4 weeks, publisher figure), Exemplaria-Medieval Early Modern Theory (about 5 weeks, publisher figure). Review times come first from article statistics (the median from submission to acceptance over the last 24 months), then from publisher figures and community reports; a single manuscript can take much longer or shorter.
Which History journals charge no APC?
231 journals in History charge authors no article processing charge (APC); those with the highest impact factors include Studia Historiae Oeconomicae (impact factor 40), Archai-Revista de Estudos Sobre as Origens do Pensamento Ocidental (impact factor 5.171), Journal of Jesuit Studies (impact factor 3), Virtual Archaeology Review (impact factor 1.5), Jahrbuch Fur Wirtschaftsgeschichte (impact factor 0.6); see the list of History journals with no APC. Subscription journals usually charge no APC but may charge for colour figures or extra pages; check the journal's website before submitting.
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