Journal of American History

Aims & Scope

The Journal of American History is the leading scholarly publication and journal of record in the field of American history and is the major resource for the study, investigation, and teaching of our country's heritage.

Each volume of the quarterly journal contains interpretive essays on all aspects of American history, plus reviews of books, films, movies, television programs, museum exhibits and resource guides.

View Aims & Scope

---

Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17408

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	53

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.277

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	53

---

---

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

---

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

---

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.

• A Place for Stories: Nature, History, and Narrative

  Citation: 549

  Authors: William

• The Long Civil Rights Movement and the Political Uses of the Past

  Citation: 454

  Authors: Jacquelyn Dowd

• Tense and Tender Ties: The Politics of Comparison in North American History and (Post) Colonial Studies

  Citation: 399

  Authors: Ann Laura

• Separate Spheres, Female Worlds, Woman's Place: The Rhetoric of Women's History

  Citation: 346

  Authors: Linda K.

• From Racial Liberalism to Racial Literacy: Brown v. Board of Education and the Interest-Divergence Dilemma

  Citation: 299

  Authors: Lani

• "We Are Not What We Seem": Rethinking Black Working-Class Opposition in the Jim Crow South

  Citation: 237

  Authors: Robin D. G.

• Identifying Identity: A Semantic History

  Citation: 228

  Authors: Philip

• "But a Local Phase of a World Problem": Black History's Global Vision, 1883-1950

  Citation: 183

  Authors: Robin D. G.

• Empires, Exceptions, and Anglo-Saxons: Race and Rule between the British and United States Empires, 1880-1910

  Citation: 173

  Authors: Paul A.

• Can History Be Open Source? Wikipedia and the Future of the Past

  Citation: 169

  Authors: R.

---