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Business History Review

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0007-6805eISSN2044-768X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.306

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.426

Total Worksi

10,065

Total Citationsi

30,661

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Business History Review publishes articles on the history of business and the economy in all parts of the world. It is the leading journal in the field and is committed to scholarly excellence. The journal publishes articles on all aspects of business and economic history, including the history of corporations, entrepreneurship, labor, consumption, and economic thought. It also publishes book reviews and review essays.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications10,065

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0007-6805 / 2044-768X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

119

449

2019

350

2020

107

234

2021

114

557

2022

105

116

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

HistoryQ1

Business and International ManagementQ3

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessHistory Of Social Sciences

Scopus Categories

HistoryBusiness and International ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Economic and Social StudiesAmerican History and CultureDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHistory of Science and MedicineAmerican Environmental and Regional History

Frequently asked questions about Business History Review

Is Business History Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Business History Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Business History Review?

Business History Review is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.17.

Is Business History Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Business History Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.