First World War Studies

Aims & Scope

First World War Studies is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal that seeks to publish articles that explore comparative, trans-national, and multi-disciplinary strengths evident in the International Society for First World War Studies and pursue as its guiding principles the same intellectual assets.

In keeping with our Society’s objectives, the journal aims to showcase a wide range of approaches to the conflict, be they local, national, comparative or transnational in scope.

We also publish articles breaking down disciplinary boundaries.

The journal approaches the subject of the First World War without chronological, geographic, or topical constraints.

It embraces not merely the period associated with the years between 1914 and 1918, but seeks to include the diplomatic, political, social, cultural, and military complexities evident before, during, and most certainly after the cessation of hostilities.

The journal contributes to the ongoing debates concerning the origins and causes, conduct, and legacies of the First World War.

As the Society draws its strengths from graduate students to more experienced scholars, the journal is equally committed to a collegial academic forum open to any scholar irrespective of degree, academic seniority, or disciplinary affiliation.

The journal is therefore open to and supportive of emerging scholars seeking to publish their first findings.

First World War Studies is the only scholarly journal devoted to this extraordinary and controversial conflict and maintains an Editorial Board that consists of many internationally recognized scholars.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.112

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	13

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	28168

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3

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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, 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.

• The First World War as a global war

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Hew

• An explosion of new endeavours: global humanitarian responses to industrialized warfare in the First World War era

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Branden

• ‘Without methods’: three female authors visiting the Western Front

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Sara

• Remembering the Gallipoli campaign: Turkish official military historiography, war memorials and contested ground

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Mesut

• The American Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross' humanitarian politics and policies in Asia Minor and Greece (1922–1923)

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Davide

• ‘Over by Christmas’: British popular opinion and the short war in 1914

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Stuart

• Industrial-scale destruction of old chemical ammunition near Verdun: a forgotten chapter of the Great War

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Daniel

• Centring a sideshow: local experiences of the First World War in Africa

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Michelle

• Waging relief: the politics and logistics of American Jewish war relief in Europe and the Near East (1914–1918)

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Jaclyn

• Cultural mobilization and British responses to cultural transfer in total war: the Shakespeare tercentenary of 1916

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Matthew C.

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