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History Compass

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 2003

ISSN1478-0542eISSN1478-0542

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

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

0.275

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SNIP

1.538

Total Works

1,773

Total Citations

12,131

2yr Mean Citedness

0.20

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes historical research on a wide range of topics, including the history of slavery and trade, gender roles and women's contributions in various societies, the evolution of monetary systems and art markets, the experiences of Indigenous peoples, and the study of historical perceptions and the role of history in national life. It also features work on the use of documentary sources in medieval history, the concept of untranslatability in postcolonial studies, Islamic criminal justice, the history of medicine and photography, commodity consumption, gender studies in Africa, and legal and social practices in colonial settings.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,773

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1478-0542 / 1478-0542

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

English

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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.

HistoryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories