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Journal of Modern Chinese History

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN1753-5662

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.104

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

476

Total Citationsi

526

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Modern Chinese History aims to promote research on modern Chinese history by advancing discussion of political, economic, intellectual, cultural, and military history. The journal also encourages research on the history of society, foreign affairs, and gender, as well as local history and historiography.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications476

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1753-5662

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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?

N/A

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

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Citations received

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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.

HistoryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chinese history and philosophyVietnamese History and Culture StudiesJapanese History and CultureChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsHistory of Science and MedicineLegal Cases and Commentary

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Modern Chinese History

Is Journal of Modern Chinese History a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Modern Chinese 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 Journal of Modern Chinese History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Modern Chinese History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.