Frontiers of History in China

Aims & Scope

Frontiers of History in China (FHC) aims to reflect the most recent scholarly achievements in the research of Chinese history throughout all historical periods.

Topics for consideration include, but are not limited to: social and cultural history, political and economic history, environmental history, gender history, and historical anthropology.FHC seeks to promote academic communication and cooperation between historians in China and the rest of the world.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.103

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29424

h-index

Year	Value
2024	10

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	8

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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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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.

• Influence of China’s imperial examinations on Japan, Korea and Vietnam

  Citation: 14

  Authors: LIU

• Dujiangyan irrigation system: A case of East Asia local knowledge with universal significance

  Citation: 13

  Authors: PENG

• Umbilical Ties: The Framing of the Overseas Chinese as the Mother of the Revolution

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Jianli

• Interpreting Enterprise, State, and Society: A Critical Review of the Literature in Modern Chinese Business History, 1978–2008

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Morris L.

• Early Modern or Late Imperial Philology? The Crisis of Classical Learning in Eighteenth Century China

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Benjamin

• Bare Branches and Social Stability: A Historical Perspective from China

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Quanbao, Jesús J.

• Dressing for power: Rite, costume, and state authority in Ming Dynasty China

  Citation: 6

  Authors: YUAN

• The Population Migration and Its Influence in the Period of the Eastern Jin, the Sixteen States, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Axiang

• Gender and the “Virtue of Violence”: Creating a New Vision of Political Engagement through the 1911 Revolution

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Louise, Lili

• Tailors in 1950s Beijing: Private Enterprise, Career Trajectories, and Historical Turning Points in the Early PRC

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Antonia

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