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Transactions of the Royal Historical Society

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0080-4401

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.367

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.017

Total Worksi

2,459

Total Citationsi

21,225

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society publishes original research on all aspects of history, from the earliest times to the present day. It covers British, European, and world history, and welcomes submissions on social, economic, political, cultural, and intellectual history. The journal is particularly interested in interdisciplinary approaches and in work that engages with new methodologies and theoretical debates.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications2,459

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0080-4401

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

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

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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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Scottish History and National IdentityHistorical Economic and Social StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesMedieval Literature and History

Frequently asked questions about Transactions of the Royal Historical Society

Is Transactions of the Royal Historical Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Transactions of the Royal Historical Society: it is indexed in 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 Transactions of the Royal Historical Society?

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.367.

Is Transactions of the Royal Historical Society indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society is indexed in Scopus.