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Zeitschrift fur Geschichtswissenschaft

Metropol Verlag · Germany

ISSN0044-2828

SJR Q4✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.1

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

260

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft serves as a platform for historical scholarship, focusing on historical narratives, methodologies, and the impact of historical events. It publishes research in the area of history and related disciplines such as ethnology, political science, classical studies, and art history.

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General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageGerman

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications260

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Metropol Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0044-2828

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

German

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2022

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.

HistoryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European history and politicsCriminal Law and PolicyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPublic Administration and Political AnalysisGerman legal, social, and political studiesGerman History and SocietyMemory, History, Trauma, IdentityGerman Literature and Culture StudiesCommunism, Protests, Social MovementsGerman Social Sciences and History

Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Geschichtswissenschaft

Is Zeitschrift fur Geschichtswissenschaft a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zeitschrift fur Geschichtswissenschaft: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Zeitschrift fur Geschichtswissenschaft?

Zeitschrift fur Geschichtswissenschaft 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 0.24.

Is Zeitschrift fur Geschichtswissenschaft indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zeitschrift fur Geschichtswissenschaft is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.