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Journal of Historical Geography

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1975

ISSN1095-8614

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.387

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

5,675

Total Citationsi

59,450

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geography; History Of Social Sciences; Archeology; History; Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1975

Annual Volume~ 108 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,675

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-8614

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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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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

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

274

2019

230

2020

175

2021

168

2022

187

2023

106

186

2024

138

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.

ArcheologyQ1

HistoryQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

GeographyHistory Of Social Sciences

Scopus Categories

HistoryGeography, Planning and DevelopmentArcheology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Economic and Social StudiesAmerican Environmental and Regional HistoryHistorical Geography and Geographical ThoughtScottish History and National IdentityArchaeology and Natural HistoryHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisHuman auditory perception and evaluationUrbanization and City PlanningPhilippine History and CultureEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Historical Geography

Is Journal of Historical Geography a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Historical Geography: 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 Historical Geography?

Journal of Historical Geography 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 0.65.

Is Journal of Historical Geography indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Historical Geography is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Historical Geography?