French Colonial History

Aims & Scope

French Colonial History is the official journal of the French Colonial Historical Society.

FCH publishes peer-reviewed research articles, review essays, forums, and reflections addressing all aspects of the history of French colonization and of the French colonies, reflecting the temporal span, geographical breadth, and diversity of subject matter that characterize the scholarly interests of the Society’s members.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	<0.1
2024	0.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.102

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	7

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29630

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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.

• The <i>Mise en Valeur</i> of the Gold Mines in the Haut-Niger, 1918–1939

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Sabine, Jan, Cristiana

• Belgium, the Congo, and Imperial Immobility: A Singular Empire and the Historiography of the Single Analytic Field

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Matthew G.

• The Vietnamization of Personalism: The Role of Missionaries in the Spread of Personalism in Vietnam, 1930–1961

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Phi Vân

• Entre velléité et opiniâtreté: La création du ministère des Colonies en France (1858–1894)

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Julie

• A Conflicted Sense of Nationality: Napoleon III’s Arab Kingdom and the Paradoxes of French Multiculturalism

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Gavin

• “The Benefits of Their Liberty”:Race and the Eurafricans of Gorée in Eighteenth-Century French Guiana

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Barbara

• Social Networks and Empire: Senegalese Students in France in the Late Nineteenth Century

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Kelly Duke

• <i>Les Tribunaux Résidentiels</i>:Disputed Jurisdictions in the Protectorate of Cambodia

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Sally

• World War II and the Rise of Feminism in Martinique

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Annette K.

• Protestantism and the Politics of Religion in French Colonial Vietnam

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Charles

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