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Modern Intellectual History

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1479-2451
SJR Q1WOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.513
H-Indexi
37
SNIPi
2.357
Total Worksi
1,019
Total Citationsi
6,893
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.55
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Modern Intellectual History is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes original research on the history of intellectual history. It covers a wide range of topics, including the history of philosophy, theology, science, and political thought. The journal is published quarterly by Cambridge University Press.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2004
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,019
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1479-2451
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
41
292
2019
50
230
2020
73
370
2021
61
191
2022
22
8
2023
53
65
2024
47
23
2025
38
3
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.

Cultural StudiesQ1
HistoryQ1
PhilosophyQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySociology and Political ScienceHistoryCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

American Constitutional Law and PoliticsPolitical Theory and InfluenceEuropean Political History AnalysisInorganic Fluorides and Related CompoundsReligion and Society InteractionsPhilosophy, History, and HistoriographyFrench Historical and Cultural StudiesSeventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtRace, History, and American SocietyHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Modern Intellectual History

Is Modern Intellectual History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Modern Intellectual 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 Modern Intellectual History?

Modern Intellectual 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 0.55.

Is Modern Intellectual History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Modern Intellectual History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Modern Intellectual History?

Modern Intellectual History is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes original research on the history of intellectual history. It covers a wide range of topics, including the history of philosophy, theology, science, and political thought. The journal is published quarterly by Cambridge University Press.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref