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REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOC · US · Est. 1903

ISSN0023-0243eISSN2161-0355
WOS ESCI
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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Aims & Scope

Discover the leading scholarly publication and journal of record in Kentucky history. In addition to research articles (and occasionally historiographic essays), each issue of The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society features an extensive book review section, typically on a wide array of U.S. history topics.

General Information

Country / RegionUS
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1903
Annual Volume~ 57 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewrigorous review and editing process
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?
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOC
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0023-0243 / 2161-0355
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS
Peer review process documented?
rigorous review and editing process
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
98
15
2019
101
9
2020
57
2
2021
55
3
2022
57
0
2023
57
0
2024
56
1
2025
30
0
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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

American Constitutional Law and PoliticsRace, History, and American SocietyAmerican History and CultureAmerican Environmental and Regional HistoryHistory of Science and MedicineVietnamese History and Culture StudiesArchaeology and Natural HistoryLatin American and Latino StudiesColonialism, slavery, and tradeAmerican Sports and Literature

Frequently asked questions about REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Is REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?

REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 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.

Is REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is indexed in Web of Science.

What is the aims and scope of REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?

Discover the leading scholarly publication and journal of record in Kentucky history. In addition to research articles (and occasionally historiographic essays), each issue of The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society features an extensive book review section, typically on a wide array of U.S. history topics.

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref