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Historical Life Course Studies

European Historical Population Samples Network (EHPS-Net) · Netherlands · Est. 2014

ISSN2352-6343

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total40

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.492

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.823

Total Works

156

Total Citations

844

2yr Mean Citedness

0.34

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Aims & Scope

Historical Life Course Studies is the electronic journal of the European Historical Population Samples Network (EHPS-Net). The journal is the primary publishing outlet for research involved in the conversion of existing European and non-European large historical demographic databases into a common format, the Intermediate Data Structure, and for studies based on these databases. The journal publishes both methodological and substantive research articles.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 15 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications156

Publisher OrgInternational Instititute of Social History

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~30 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

European Historical Population Samples Network (EHPS-Net)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-6343

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

HistoryQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Economic and Social StudiesHealth disparities and outcomesdemographic modeling and climate adaptationInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesDemographic Trends and Gender PreferencesFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsHistorical and modern epidemiology studiesBirth, Development, and HealthMigration, Aging, and Tourism Studies