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Historical Journal

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1958

ISSN1469-5103

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.425

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.676

Total Worksi

4,433

Total Citationsi

52,063

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Historical Journal is a leading international journal for the publication of original research in all areas of history. It covers the history of all regions and periods, from ancient times to the present day. The journal publishes articles on social, economic, political, cultural, intellectual, and legal history, as well as the history of science and technology, and environmental history. It also publishes review articles and special issues on topics of current interest.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1958

FrequencyQuarterly, 1969-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,433

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA License—

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?

1469-5103

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

149

425

2019

184

377

2020

177

227

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.

HistoryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Economic and Social StudiesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsScottish History and National IdentityReformation and Early Modern ChristianityEuropean Political History AnalysisDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisAustralian History and SocietyHistorical Studies of British IslesPolitical and Economic history of UK and US

Frequently asked questions about Historical Journal

Is Historical Journal a predatory journal?

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

Historical Journal 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 0.42.

Is Historical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Historical Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.