International Journal of Regional and Local History

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Regional and Local History aims to publish high-quality academic articles which address the history of regions and localities in the medieval, early-modern and modern eras.

Regional and local are defined in broad terms, encouraging their examination in both urban and rural contexts, and as administrative, cultural and geographical entities.

Regional histories may transcend both local and national boundaries, and offer a means of interrogating the temporality of such structures.

Such histories might broaden understandings arrived at through a national focus or help develop agendas for future exploration.

The subject matter of regional and local histories invites a number of methodological approaches including oral history, comparative history, cultural history and history from below.

We welcome contributions situated in these methodological frameworks but are also keen to elicit inter-disciplinary work which seeks to understand the history of regions or localities through the methodologies of geography, sociology or cultural studies.

The journal also publishes book reviews and review articles on themes relating to regional or local history.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.103

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	4

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29439

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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

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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.

• The Impact of Colonization and Western Assimilation on Health and Wellbeing of Canadian Aboriginal People

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Cathy, Audrey

• Post-Industrial Place, Multicultural Space: The Transformation of Leicester,<i>c.</i>1970–1990

  Citation: 9

  Authors: SIMON, COLIN

• “A Regional Conservation Manifesto”, The Burra Charter and the Australian Re-invention of Urban Heritage Management, ca. 1975–1985

  Citation: 6

  Authors: James P.

• Urban Governance and Its Disorders: Corruption in the Cities

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Peter

• “We Have Gone Recreation Mad”: The Consumption of Leisure and Popular Entertainment in Municipal Public Parks in Early Twentieth Century Britain

  Citation: 4

  Authors: CAROLE

• Bad Neighbours? Water Supply and the Civic Rivalry of Leeds and Bradford, <i>c</i>.1850–1887

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Andrew

• Corruption in Urban Latin America: The Case of Bogotá

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Alan

• “The Darkest Town in England”: Patriotism and Anti-German Sentiment in Hull, 1914–19

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Michael

• Strikers and Townsfolk: civic culture and industrial relations in post-war Hawick

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Murray

• REF, TEF, and KEF; and the “Research-Informed” Teaching and Co-Production Traditions in Local History: Analysing Provincial Newspapers

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Andrew J.H.

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