Journal for Maritime Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal for Maritime Research ( JMR ), established by the National Maritime Museum in 1999, focuses on historical enquiry at the intersections of maritime, British and global history.

It champions a wide spectrum of innovative research on the maritime past.

While the Journal has a particular focus on the British experience, it positions this within broad oceanic and international contexts, encouraging comparative perspectives and interdisciplinary approaches.

The journal publishes research essays and reviews around 15-20 new books each year across a broad spectrum of maritime history.

All research articles published in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, involving initial editor screening and independent assessment, normally by two anonymous referees.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29120

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.105

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

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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 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.

• From the ‘military revolution’ to the ‘fiscal-naval state’

  Citation: 24

  Authors: N. A.M.

• Implications of maritime globalization for the crews of merchant ships

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Alastair

• Scurvy on sea and land: political economy and natural history,<i>c</i>. 1780–<i>c</i>. 1850

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Mark

• Current port trends in an historical perspective

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Sarah

• Understanding seventeenth‐century ships’ logbooks: An exercise in historical climatology

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Dennis

• Tears and the manly sailor in England,<i>c</i>. 1760–1860

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Joanne

• The elephant and the whale: Empires of land and sea

  Citation: 9

  Authors: David

• Commissioned officers' careers in the Royal Navy, 1690–1815

  Citation: 8

  Authors: N.A.M.

• Technology and the seafarer

  Citation: 7

  Authors: John

• The rise of state navies in the early seventeenth century: a historiographical study

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Izidor

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