Contributions to the History of Concepts

Aims & Scope

Contributions to the History of Concepts is the international peer-reviewed journal of the History of Concepts Group (formerly HPSCG).

It is hosted and sponsored by the University of Helsinki Centre for Intellectual History.

The journal serves as a platform for theoretical and methodological articles as well as empirical studies on the history of concepts and their social, political, and cultural contexts.

It aims to promote the dialogue between the history of concepts and other disciplines, such as intellectual history, history of knowledge and science, linguistics, translation studies, history of political thought and discourse analysis.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19765

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	24

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.225

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	14

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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.

• Basic Concepts in History: A Historical Dictionary of Political and Social Language in Germany

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Reinhart, MIchaela

• About Key Concepts and How to Study Them

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Jan

• Crisis? How Is That a Crisis!?

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Michael

• Whither Conceptual History?

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Margrit

• Intellectual History, Liberty and Republicanism

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Javier Fernández, Quentin

• Genealogy of the Concept of Heritage in the European Commission’s Policy Discourse

  Citation: 14

  Authors: TUULI, SIGRID, KATJA

• The Politics of Conceptual History

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Kari

• Ottoman Conceptual History

  Citation: 13

  Authors: ALP EREN, EINAR

• An Inquiry into the Roots of the Modern Concept of Development

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Philipp H.

• Precarious Time, Morality, and the Republic

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Francisco A.

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