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Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire

Liverpool University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1848

ISSN2398-1601
SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.101
H-Indexi
4
SNIPi
0.317
Total Worksi
359
Total Citationsi
135
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Submissions of articles and shorter research notes on any aspect of the history of the ancient counties of Lancashire and Cheshire are welcome at any time. Articles should be in the region of 8,000 to 10,000 words inclusive of references. Research in Progress articles should be in the region of 4,000 words including references. All submissions should be in English and should follow the conventions and house style of Transactions. Articles published in Transactions, as a peer reviewed journal, reflect recent high quality research and scholarship on the two counties.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1848
Frequencyannual
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications359
Publisher OrgLiverpool University Press
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer reviewed
OA License—
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Liverpool University Press
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Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2398-1601
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Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
✅
Peer review process documented?
peer reviewed
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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

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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
12
5
2018
12
24
2019
12
0
2020
16
4
2021
14
0
2022
13
0
2023
24
1
2024
16
0
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.

HistoryQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Economic and Social StudiesScottish History and National IdentityHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHistorical Studies of British IslesCultural History and Identity FormationPolitical and Economic history of UK and USIrish and British StudiesHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesLegal Cases and Commentary

Frequently asked questions about Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire

Is Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire?

Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.101.

Is Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire?

Submissions of articles and shorter research notes on any aspect of the history of the ancient counties of Lancashire and Cheshire are welcome at any time. Articles should be in the region of 8,000 to 10,000 words inclusive of references. Research in Progress articles should be in the region of 4,000 words including references. All submissions should be in English and should follow the conventions and house style of Transactions. Articles published in Transactions, as a peer reviewed journal, reflect recent high quality research and scholarship on the two counties.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref