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Journal of Global History

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN1740-0228eISSN1740-0236

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.124

H-Indexi

SNIPi

2.51

Total Worksi

851

Total Citationsi

10,037

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Global History is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes original research on all aspects of global history. It aims to foster a comparative and transnational approach to the study of the past, encouraging dialogue between different historical traditions and methodologies. The journal covers a wide range of geographical areas and chronological periods, from ancient times to the present day. It welcomes submissions that explore themes such as globalization, empire, migration, trade, cultural exchange, and environmental history. The journal is committed to promoting innovative scholarship and engaging with contemporary debates in the field.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications851

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?

1740-0228 / 1740-0236

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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

389

2019

553

2020

341

2021

149

2022

101

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

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesColonialism, slavery, and tradeHistorical Economic and Social StudiesGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesHistorical and Contemporary Political DynamicsHuman auditory perception and evaluationAustralian History and SocietyHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisAfrican history and culture studiesAsian Studies and History

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Global History

Is Journal of Global History a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Global 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 0.33.

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

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