Holocaust Studies

Aims & Scope

The journal provides a forum for both younger and established scholars engaged in research at the cutting edge of contemporary Holocaust studies.

The interests of the journal are broad and include the investigation of Nazi genocides as historical and social phenomena, their origins and their consequences.

Further, the journal explores the issues of representation and memorialisation through the investigation of film, literature, testimony and public rituals.

The geographical and chronological focus of the journal is also extensive.

The journal looks forward to publishing work which considers the Nazi politics of destruction in a global context, including their continuing and wide-ranging legal, social, cultural and political repercussions.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.257

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	14

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18290

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	63

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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.

• Instagram and Auschwitz: a critical assessment of the impact social media has on Holocaust representation

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Gemma, Rebekah

• Life in space, space in life: Nazi topographies, geographical imaginations, and<i>Lebensraum</i>

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Paolo, Claudio

• “Romantic Auschwitz”: examples and perceptions of contemporary visitor photography at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Imogen

• Performative Holocaust commemoration in the 21st century

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Diana I., Tanja

• <i>The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas</i>: A Blessing or Curse for Holocaust Education?

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Michael

• Holocaust education in transition from live to virtual survivor testimony: pedagogical and ethical dilemmas

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Alan S., Rotem, Ian M., Gary, Simone, Jeremy, David

• Why teach or learn about the Holocaust? Teaching aims and student knowledge in English secondary schools

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Alice

• At the crossroads with public history: mediating the Holocaust on the Internet

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Eva

• The Holocaust in the National Curriculum after 25 years

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Andy

• Introduction to the special issue – disputed Holocaust memory in Poland

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Larry, SÅ‚awomir

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