Asian Review of World Histories

Aims & Scope

Asian Review of World Histories, founded in 2013, is the official journal of the Asian Association of World Historians (AAWH).

This peer-reviewed journal publishes original research articles and book reviews to advance research, teaching, and public discussion on world historical studies in or for the Asian region.

It seeks the participation of those who identify themselves as "global," "world," "transregional," "comparative," "international," and "big" historians, and all others with interest in a "connected" study of the past.

The journal also acts as a forum for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary conversations and for the collaboration of historians with scholars in adjoining disciplines including and with global historical scholars in all parts of the world.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29590

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.102

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

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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
• Web of Science

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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.

• Thinking Modernity Historically: Is "Alternative Modernity" the Answer?

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Arif

• The Silk Road in World History: A Review Essay

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Alfred J.

• Rehabilitating Botany in the Postwar Moment: National Promise and the Encyclopedism of Eduardo Quisumbing’s Medicinal Plants of the Philippines (1951)

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Kathleen Cruz

• The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea : A Network Approach

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Eivind Heldaas

• European Medieval and Renaissance Cosmography: A Story of Multiple Voices

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Angelo

• Traditional Medicine and Primary Health Care in Sri Lanka: Policy, Perceptions, and Practice

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Margaret, Chandani

• Tabriz on the Silk Roads: Thirteenth-Century Eurasian Cultural Connections

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Roxann

• The Termination of the Silk Road: a Study of the History of the Silk Road from a New Perspective

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Bozhong

• "All This is Indeed Brahman" Rammohun Roy and a 'Global' History of the Rights-Bearing Self

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Milinda

• East Asian Trade before/after 1590s Occupation of Korea: Modeling Imports and Exports in Global Context

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Dennis O., Marie A.

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