Journal of Israeli History

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Israeli History is dedicated to the scholarly examination of issues and ideas in the history of Israel and the Zionist movement.

The premier English-language source of cutting-edge scholarship on Israel’s history, the journal is essential reading for scholars and students of international relations, Middle East Studies, and Jewish Studies.

The journal features an interdisciplinary and comparative approach, reflecting Israeli historiography’s increasing engagement with the social sciences and cultural studies.

The journal fosters an ongoing dialogue between scholars from Israel and other countries, the expression of differing world views and beliefs, and evaluations of new methodologies.

The Journal of Israeli History is a vibrant, lively periodical hosting continuing discussions on identity and memory, state and diaspora, relationships between gender, ethnicity and nationalism, and Middle Eastern politics and society.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.147

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	15

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24761

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	10

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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.

• The mass immigrations to Israel: A comparison of the failure of the Mizrahi immigrants of the 1950s with the success of the Russian immigrants of the 1990s

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Sammy

• Familism, postmodernity and the state: the case of Israel

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Sylvie

• The politics of honor: patriarchy, the state and the murder of women in the name of family honor

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Manar

• The new Mizrahi middle class: Ethnic mobility and class integration in Israel

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Uri, Nissim

• “Carrer women” or “working women”? change versus stability for young Palestinian women in Israel

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Khawla Abu

• Soft power: The meaning of home for Gush Emunim settlers

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Michael

• Carnival fears: Moroccan immigrants and the ethnic problem in the young state of Israel

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Yaron

• Zionism, colonialism and Postcolonialism

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Derek J.

• Ethnoreligious intermarriage in Israel: an exploration of the 2008 census

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Sergio

• A century of childhood, parenting, and family life in the kibbutz

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Amia

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