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Zeitschrift fur Historische Forschung

Duncker und Humblot GmbH · Germany · Est. 1975

ISSN1865-5599

SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.112

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.01

Total Worksi

434

Total Citationsi

515

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageGerman

1st Year Published1975

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications434

Publisher OrgDuncker & Humblot

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Duncker und Humblot GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1865-5599

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

German

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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2025

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)

Historical Influence and DiplomacyReformation and Early Modern ChristianityHistorical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesHistorical Legal Studies and SocietyGerman Literature and Culture StudiesMedieval European History and ArchitectureEuropean Political History AnalysisHistorical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsReligion, Theology, History, Judaism, ChristianityHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Historische Forschung

Is Zeitschrift fur Historische Forschung a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zeitschrift fur Historische Forschung: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Zeitschrift fur Historische Forschung?

Zeitschrift fur Historische Forschung 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 0.03.

Is Zeitschrift fur Historische Forschung indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zeitschrift fur Historische Forschung is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Zeitschrift fur Historische Forschung?