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International Review of Social History

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0020-8590eISSN1469-512X
SJR Q1WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.334
H-Indexi
53
SNIPi
1.788
Total Worksi
3,595
Total Citationsi
15,956
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.25
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

International Review of Social History is a leading academic journal that publishes original research on all aspects of social history. It covers a wide range of geographical areas and historical periods, and aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue between historians and scholars from other social science disciplines. The journal is committed to publishing high-quality, innovative research that contributes to our understanding of the past and its relevance to the present.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyThree No. A Year
StatusActive
Total Publications3,595
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewdouble-blind
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0020-8590 / 1469-512X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
74
209
2019
72
141
2020
65
97
2021
85
97
2022
72
43
2023
90
32
2024
87
31
2025
44
1
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
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

HistorySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationHistorical Economic and Social StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringLegal case studies and regulations

Frequently asked questions about International Review of Social History

Is International Review of Social History a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of International Review of Social History?

International Review of Social History 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 0.25.

Is International Review of Social History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Review of Social History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Review of Social History?

International Review of Social History is a leading academic journal that publishes original research on all aspects of social history. It covers a wide range of geographical areas and historical periods, and aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue between historians and scholars from other social science disciplines. The journal is committed to publishing high-quality, innovative research that contributes to our understanding of the past and its relevance to the present.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref