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History of Photography

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0308-7298eISSN2150-7295

SJR Q3✓ 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?

427

days submission → published

measured · last 7 articles · accept 402d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.107

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

3,161

Total Citationsi

5,229

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

History of Photography serves as a platform for scholarly discourse on the multifaceted roles of photography throughout history. It emphasizes critical analysis and interdisciplinary approaches, exploring how photography intersects with culture, politics, and societal change. The journal is a resource for anyone with an interest in the history and practice of photography.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,161

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0308-7298 / 2150-7295

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

114

2019

128

2020

2021

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.

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Art

Scopus Categories

Visual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photography and Visual CultureVisual Culture and Art TheoryHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHistorical Art and Culture Studies

Frequently asked questions about History of Photography

Is History of Photography a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for History of Photography: 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 History of Photography?

History of Photography 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 History of Photography indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

History of Photography is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.