Cold War History
Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2000
ISSN1468-2745eISSN1743-7962
SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
✓ Scopus Q2+18
Total43
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.136
H-Index
38
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Works
1,151
Total Citations
8,342
2yr Mean Citedness
0.25
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Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch
Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources
Cold War History is an academic journal that publishes in the areas of Politics, Communism, and Contemporary History.
AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2000
Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,151
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
Submission Info
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Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
6/12 · 50%
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher
SJR Quartile by Discipline
Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.
HistoryQ2
Political Science and International RelationsQ4
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
History
Scopus Categories
HistoryPolitical Science and International Relations
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsCommunism, Protests, Social MovementsHistorical and Contemporary Political DynamicsVietnamese History and Culture StudiesEuropean history and politicsEastern European Communism and ReformsInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisIntelligence, Security, War StrategyNuclear Issues and Defense
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