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French Historical Studies

Duke University Press · United States

ISSN0016-1071eISSN1527-5493

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.137

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.703

Total Works

1,552

Total Citations

11,466

2yr Mean Citedness

0.10

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Aims & Scope

French Historical Studies, the leading journal on the history of France, publishes articles and commentaries on all periods of French history from the Middle Ages to the present. The journal’s diverse format includes forums, review essays, special issues, and articles in French, as well as bilingual abstracts of the articles in each issue. Also featured are bibliographies of recent articles, dissertations, and books in French history and announcements of fellowships, prizes, and conferences of interest to French historians.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,552

Publisher OrgDuke University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Duke University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0016-1071 / 1527-5493

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

HistoryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories