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Histories

MDPI AG · Switzerland · Est. 2020

eISSN2409-9252

✓ WOS ESCI✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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H-Indexi

Total Worksi

221

Total Citationsi

195

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History; History & Philosophy Of Science.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications221

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

MDPI AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2409-9252

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

HistoryHistory & Philosophy Of Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medieval History and CrusadesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisJapanese History and CultureHistory of Science and Natural HistoryMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyPhilosophy, History, and HistoriographyComputational and Text Analysis MethodsHistorical Economic and Social StudiesAsian Studies and History

Frequently asked questions about Histories

Is Histories a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Histories: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Histories?

Histories 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 0.44.

Is Histories indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Histories is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Histories?