Journal of Social History

Aims & Scope

Journal of Social History is a quarterly journal founded in 1967 by Peter Stearns.

As a top-ranked journal in the field of social history, it is widely recognized for its high-quality and innovative scholarship and has from its beginnings served as a catalyst for many of the most important developments in the history profession as a whole.

The Journal of Social History has served as one of the leading outlets for work in this growing research field since its inception over 40 years ago.

JSH publishes articles in social history from all areas and periods, and has played an important role in integrating work in Latin American, African, Asian and Russian history with sociohistorical analysis in Western Europe and the United States.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.196

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	44

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21404

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	55

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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.

• On Agency

  Citation: 312

  Authors: W.

• Patrician Society, Plebeian Culture

  Citation: 207

  Authors: E. P.

• When Does "Old Age Begin?": The Evolution Of The English Definition

  Citation: 127

  Authors: J.

• The Lynching of Persons of Mexican Origin or Descent in the United States, 1848 to 1928

  Citation: 113

  Authors: W. D., C.

• Christian Brotherhood or Sexual Perversion? Homosexual Identities and the Construction of Sexual Boundaries in the World War One Era

  Citation: 111

  Authors: G.

• The Policeman as Domestic Missionary: Urban Discipline and Popular Culture in Northern England, 1850-1880

  Citation: 96

  Authors: R. D.

• To Study the Fragments/Whole: Microhistory and the Atlantic World

  Citation: 93

  Authors: L.

• Racial Inequality in Brazil and the United States: A Statistical Comparison

  Citation: 79

  Authors: G. R.

• Madness and Colonization: Psychiatry in the British and French Empires, 1800-1962

  Citation: 78

  Authors: R.

• Consuming Globalization: Youth and Gender in Kerala, India

  Citation: 77

  Authors: R.

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