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Civil War History

Kent State University · United States · Est. 1955

ISSN1533-6271

SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.125

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

5,243

Total Citationsi

4,157

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Civil War History is a scholarly journal focused on the Civil War era in American history. It covers the conflict from its origins through Reconstruction and beyond, examining its societal ramifications.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1955

Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,243

Publisher OrgKent State University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Kent State University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1533-6271

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

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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.

HistoryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

American Constitutional Law and PoliticsAmerican History and CultureRace, History, and American SocietyAmerican Environmental and Regional HistoryArchaeology and Natural HistoryHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLatin American and Latino StudiesCuban History and SocietyEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Civil War History

Is Civil War History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Civil War 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 Civil War History?

Civil War 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.

Is Civil War History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Civil War History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.