Journal of Southern History
Southern Historical Association · United States · Est. 1934
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Aims & Scope
The Journal of Southern History has published the best of southern history for more than ninety years. It fosters historically-based thinking in and about the American South, promotes the study and teaching of southern history at all educational levels, encourages the collection and preservation of historical records within the American South, supports and encourages state and local historical societies, museums, and educational organizations within the American South, and advocates on behalf of the South's history educators. It represents all historians of the South and all historians in the South.
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Ethics & Quality
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Publication & Citation Trend
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SJR Quartile by Discipline
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Frequently asked questions about Journal of Southern History
Is Journal of Southern History a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Southern History: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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 Journal of Southern History?
Journal of Southern 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.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 0.00.
Is Journal of Southern History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Journal of Southern History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Journal of Southern History?
The Journal of Southern History has published the best of southern history for more than ninety years. It fosters historically-based thinking in and about the American South, promotes the study and teaching of southern history at all educational levels, encourages the collection and preservation of historical records within the American South, supports and encourages state and local historical societies, museums, and educational organizations within the American South, and advocates on behalf of the South's history educators. It represents all historians of the South and all historians in the
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