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Journal of Economic History

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1941

ISSN1471-6372

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.951

H-Indexi

142

SNIPi

2.064

Total Worksi

14,021

Total Citationsi

128,865

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Economic History publishes original research on the economic history of all regions and periods. It is the leading journal in the field, and its articles are widely cited. The journal is published quarterly by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Economic History Association.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1941

FrequencyQuarterly, 1951-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,021

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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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?

1471-6372

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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

894

2019

607

2020

686

2021

527

2022

336

2023

220

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.

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

HistoryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsHistoryHistory Of Social Sciences

Scopus Categories

HistoryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Economics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomic Theory and InstitutionsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsAmerican Environmental and Regional HistoryAmerican History and CultureColonialism, slavery, and tradeGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomic Theory and PolicyEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Economic History

Is Journal of Economic History a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Economic History 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 2.09.

Is Journal of Economic History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Economic History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.