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Federal History

Society for History in the Federal Government · United States · Est. 2009

ISSN2163-8144eISSN1943-8036
✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Aims & Scope

The journal promotes scholarship on all aspects of the history and operations of the federal government, and of critical historical interactions between American society and the U.S. government, including the U.S. military, 1776 to the present. It also publishes articles investigating contemporary issues and challenges in federal history work, including the fields of history, archival science, historic preservation, public history, museum studies, web–based history, memory studies, and other related areas. The journal highlights studies by historians working in or for federal agencies as well as independent scholars, many of which originate as presentations at the Society’s annual conference in the Washington, DC, area.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2009
FrequencyAnnually
StatusActive
Total Publications—
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewEditorial review, Anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Society for History in the Federal Government
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Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2163-8144 / 1943-8036
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Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
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Peer review process documented?
Editorial review, Anonymous peer review
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
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Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
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.

Frequently asked questions about Federal History

Is Federal History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Federal History: it is indexed in DOAJ, 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 Federal History?

Federal History is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Federal History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Federal History is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Federal History?

The journal promotes scholarship on all aspects of the history and operations of the federal government, and of critical historical interactions between American society and the U.S. government, including the U.S. military, 1776 to the present. It also publishes articles investigating contemporary issues and challenges in federal history work, including the fields of history, archival science, historic preservation, public history, museum studies, web–based history, memory studies, and other related areas. The journal highlights studies by historians working in or for federal agencies as well

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