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Cultural History

Edinburgh University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN2045-2918

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Norwegian Register Level 278

✓ 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 50% in field

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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.142

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.428

Total Worksi

345

Total Citationsi

400

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History; Cultural Studies; Political Science and International Relations.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications345

Publisher OrgEdinburgh University Press

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Edinburgh University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2045-2918

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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?

English

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.

HistoryQ2

Cultural StudiesQ3

Political Science and International RelationsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

History of Science and MedicineHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisEuropean history and politicsHistorical Art and Culture StudiesHistory of Emotions ResearchPhilippine History and CultureHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesHistorical Influence and DiplomacyHistorical Gender and Feminism StudiesMusic History and Culture

Frequently asked questions about Cultural History

Is Cultural History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cultural History: 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 Cultural History?

Cultural 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 0.19.

Is Cultural History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cultural History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Cultural History?