Canadian Historical Review

Aims & Scope

Among the western nations that have played a substantive role in the making of twentieth-century history, Canada enjoys the questionable distinction of being perhaps the least known.

Yet there are good reasons for everyone - Canadians included - to know more about Canada"s history.

Good reasons that are apparent to regular readers of the Canadian Historical Review.

The CHR offers an analysis of the ideas, people, and events that have molded Canadian society and institutions into their present state.

Canada"s past is examined from a vast and multicultural perspective to provide a thorough assessment of all influences.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24892

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	26

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.145

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	24

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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, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Re-placing Objects: Historical Practices for the Second Museum Age

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Ruth

• Economic Factors in Canadian History

  Citation: 43

  Authors: W. A.

• Illusionary Order: Online Databases, Optical Character Recognition, and Canadian History, 1997–2010

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Ian

• Municipal Colonialism in Vancouver: City Planning and the Conflict over Indian Reserves, 1928–1950s

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Jordan

• Frontierism, Metropolitanism, and Canadian History

  Citation: 35

  Authors: J. M. S.

• Forum

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Ian, Robert

• Expertise, Health, and Popular Opinion: Debating Water Fluoridation, 1945–80

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Catherine, Rachel

• "Limited Identities" in Canada

  Citation: 28

  Authors: J. M. S.

• Ethnicity and Occupational Structure in Canada in 1871: The Vertical Mosaic in Historical Perspective

  Citation: 27

  Authors: A. Gordon, Michael D.

• Dan Cranmer's Potlatch: Law as Coercion, Symbol, and Rhetoric in British Columbia, 1884–1951

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Tina

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