Cultural and Social History

Aims & Scope

Recent epistemological challenges have shaken the core assumptions of many historians. 'Culture' is now seen as intrinsic to social practice, and therefore at the heart of society itself.

Cultural and Social History, the official peer-reviewed journal of the Social History Society (SHS), aims to address disciplinary shifts, and create a dialogue between social and cultural historians.

The journal emphasizes the ways the 'social' and 'culture' are mutually constitutive and that study of one enables a deeper understanding of the other.

The and in our title is important: all submissions to the journal should aim to contribute to the understanding of both cultural and social history.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19266

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	41

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.235

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

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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.

• Culture and Composure: Creating Narratives of the Gendered Self in Oral History Interviews

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Penny

• Microhistory and the Histories of Everyday Life

  Citation: 78

  Authors: John

• Confronting the Digital

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Tim

• Dependency, Shame and Belonging: Badging the Deserving Poor, <i>c</i> .1550–1750

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Steve

• Street Singers in Italian Renaissance Urban Culture and Communication

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Rosa, Massimo

• The Problem with Cultural History

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Peter

• The Carrickshock Incident, 1831: Social Memory and an Irish<i>cause célèbre</i>

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Gary

• Problems in Cultural History: A Reply

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Peter

• Selling Consumption in the Eighteenth Century

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Maxine, Helen

• Baby-Boomers to ‘Beanstalkers’

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Selina, Hilary

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