Historian

Aims & Scope

Founded in 1938, The Historian has one of the largest circulations of any scholarly journal in the US or Britain with over 13,000 paid subscribers, both individual and institutional.

The Historian seeks to publish only the finest of contemporary and relevant historical scholarship.

It is the commitment of The Historian to serve as an integrator for the historical profession, bringing together the many strands of historical analysis through the publication of a diverse collection of articles.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	<0.1
2024	0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	17

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30047

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
• 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.

• From Wilderness to Hybrid Landscapes: The Cultural Turn in Environmental History

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Richard

• Abuse of Power: Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Act of 1830

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Alfred A.

• Civil Rights Consciousness in the 1940s

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Peter J.

• The Scepter or the Distaff: The Question of Female Sovereignty, 1516‐1607

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Paula Louise

• The Progressives and the Prostitute

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Roy

• The Other White Gold: Salt, Slaves, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and British Colonialism

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Cynthia M.

• James Lawrence Fly, the FBI, and Wiretapping

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Mickie

• A Bodye Politique to Governe: Aylnter, Knox and the Debate on Queenship

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Patricia‐Ann

• Becoming Sane with Psychohistory

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Terry H.

• A Case of “Great Unstbleness”: A British Slaveholder and Brazilian Abolition¹

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Matt D.

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