American Communist History

Aims & Scope

American Communist History, the non-partisan journal of the Historians of American Communism, makes available objective scholarship about the history of the Communist Party in the United States and its social, political, economic and cultural impact on its members, its opponents, and the public at large.

While rooted in the United States, the journal welcomes contributions which are transnational or international in scope.

Seeking the broadest possible perspective the journal seeks submissions not only from academic historians but from other scholars, journalists, and activists who can objectively contribute to a complex, intriguing, and important history.

Research articles, notes and documents, interpretive essays, and short memoirs are welcome.

The journal is committed to media reviews.

What American Communist History publishes is limited only by the curiosity of potential contributors and the need for quality.

All research articles published in the journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.103

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29379

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	8

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Civil Rights and the Cold War At Home: Postwar Activism, Anticommunism, and the Decline of the Left

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Eric

• Louis Budenz, the FBI, and the “list of 400 concealed Communists”: an extended tale of McCarthy‐era informing

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Robert M.

• Prelude to the Popular Front: The Communist Party in California, 1931-35

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Robert W.

• Communist and Homosexual: The FBI, Harry Hay, and the Secret Side of the Lavender Scare, 1943–1961

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Douglas M.

• Performing Communism in the American Dance: Culture, Politics and the New Dance Group

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Victoria

• Rethinking the historiography of United States communism

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Bryan D.

• A peripheral vision: Communist historiography in Britain

  Citation: 6

  Authors: John, Alan

• Open Archives and Open Minds: “Traditionalists” versus “Revisionists” after Venona

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Maurice

• Soviet Travel and the Making of an American Jewish Communist: Moissaye Olgin's Trip to Russia in 1920–1921

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Daniel

• Noel Field--The American communist at the center of Stalin's east European purge: from the Hungarian archives

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Mária

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