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Journal of Scottish Historical Studies

Edinburgh University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1991

ISSN1755-1749
SJR Q4WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
15
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q4+5
Total15
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
0.102
H-Index
11
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Works
543
Total Citations
663
2yr Mean Citedness
0.04
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on Scottish history, focusing on social history, cultural history, and political history. Articles examine topics such as sporting relationships, artistic representations of daily life, agricultural practices and landlord strategies, land reform movements, secularization trends, and the political agency of women in historical contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q4
SJR Rank
Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1991
Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications543
Publisher OrgEdinburgh University Press
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Submission Info

Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Edinburgh University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1755-1749
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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.

AnthropologyQ4
Cultural StudiesQ4
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q4
HistoryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyHistoryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Cultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Scottish History and National IdentityHistorical Studies of British IslesHistorical Economic and Social StudiesIrish and British StudiesHistorical Art and Culture StudiesHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesAustralian History and SocietyMedieval Literature and HistoryHistory of Science and MedicineHistorical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref