Journal of Global History

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Global History aims to be the leading scholarly outlet for comparative and connective accounts of world historical significance.

JGH publishes articles that examine structures, processes and theories of global change, inequality and stability, as well as articles focusing on smaller scales that are in keeping with, or transcend, the boundaries of historical polities or environments.

JGH particularly values creativity and originality in approaches to global history, as well as debates on the theories, methods and evidence underpinning major historical narratives.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.654

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8774

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	125

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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.

• Indian Ocean Studies and the ‘new thalassology’

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Markus P. M.

• Global history and the spatial turn: from the impact of area studies to the study of critical junctures of globalization

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Matthias, Katja

• Global rust belt: <i>Hemileia vastatrix</i> and the ecological integration of world coffee production since 1850

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Stuart

• Editorial – Zomia and beyond

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Jean

• A theory for formation of large empires

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Peter

• Discussion: the futures of global history

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Richard, David

• The mobility transition revisited, 1500–1900: what the case of Europe can offer to global history

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Jan, Leo

• The Spanish Empire and its legacy: fiscal redistribution and political conflict in colonial and post-colonial Spanish America

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Regina, Maria Alejandra

• The use of global abstractions: national income accounting in the period of imperial decline

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Daniel

• Historiographical traditions and modern imperatives for the restoration of global history

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Patrick

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