History of European Ideas

Aims & Scope

History of European Ideas is devoted to the intellectual history of Europe from the Renaissance onwards.

It is interdisciplinary in that it publishes articles on the history of ideas in a number of different fields: political and economic thought and international relations, philosophy, natural philosophy and science, theology and literature.

History of European Ideas also publishes editions of texts or manuscripts from time to time.

Proposals for special issues devoted to historical themes or to proceedings of conferences are also encouraged.

All research articles published in History of European Ideas have undergone rigorous peer-review, involving initial editor screening and anonymized review by at least two referees.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.325

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15865

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	109

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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.

• What's the Big Idea? Intellectual History and the <i>Longue Durée</i>

  Citation: 65

  Authors: David

• Strengths and weaknesses of the history of mentalities

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Peter

• Some Nahua concepts in postconquest guise

  Citation: 41

  Authors: James

• “Das Adam Smith Problem” and the origins of modern Smith scholarship

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Keith

• The ‘dangerous class’ of Marx and Engels: The rise of the idea of the Lumpenproletariat

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Robert L.

• Did Europe exist before 1700?

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Peter

• The myth of ‘British empiricism’

  Citation: 29

  Authors: David Fate

• The Bond of Civility': Roger Williams on toleration and its limits

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Teresa M.

• Mapping the structure of the intellectual field using citation and co-citation analysis of correspondences

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Yves

• Is a history of popular culture possible?

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Bob

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