Indian Historical Review

Aims & Scope

The Indian Historical Review (IHR), a peer reviewed journal, addresses research interest in all areas of historical studies, ranging from early times to contemporary history.

While its focus is on the Indian subcontinent, it has carried historical writings on other parts of the world as well.

Committed to excellence in scholarship and accessibility in style, the IHR welcomes articles which deal with recent advancements in the study of history and discussion of method in relation to empirical research.

All articles, including those which are commissioned, are independently and confidentially refereed.

The IHR will aim to promote the work of new scholars in the field.

In order to create a forum for discussion, it will be interested in particular in writings which critically respond to articles previously published in this journal.

The IHR has been published since 1974 by the Indian Council of Historical Research.

It is edited by an Editorial Board appointed by the Council.

The Council also obtains the advice and support of an Advisory Committee which comprises those members of the Council who are not members of the editorial board.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	<0.1
2024	0.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29253

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.104

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	4

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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.

• Culture/Politics: The Irresoluble Double-Bind of the Indian Adivasi

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Prathama

• Colonial Constructions of the ‘Tribe’ in India: The Case of Chotanagpur

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Vinita

• Historia Elastica

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Bodhisattva

• Adivasis, Gender and the ‘Evil Eye’: The Construction(s) of Witches in Colonial Chotanagpur

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Shashank S.

• The ‘Silk Road’: Historical Perspectives and Modern Constructions

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Ravi K.

• Formal Writing, Questionnaires and Petitions: Colonial Governance and Law in Early British Malabar, 1792-1810

  Citation: 10

  Authors: S.

• Escape from Terracentrism

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Rila

• Administrative Rivalries on a Frontier: Problem of the Chin-Lushai Hills

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Pum Khan

• Probing History of Medicine and Public Health in India

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Deepak

• Piety, laity and Royalty:Jains under the Mughals in the first half of the seventeenth century

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Shalin

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