Northern History

Aims & Scope

Northern History was the first regional historical journal.

Produced since 1966 under the auspices of the School of History, University of Leeds, its purpose is to publish scholarly work on the history of the seven historic Northern counties of England: Cheshire, Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire.

Since it was launched it has always been a refereed journal, attracting articles on Northern subjects from historians in many parts of the world.

It aims to stimulate and encourage serious research, professional and amateur alike, on the history of all parts of the North, including the Borders, from Roman times to the twentieth century.

Archaeological reports are not accepted, but papers which use archaeological evidence and articles based on all kinds of historical sources and methods of research are welcome.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.102

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29718

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2

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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, 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 Medieval Coal trade of North East England: some Fourteenth-Century Evidence

  Citation: 39

  Authors: J. B.

• Female Labour, Service and Marriage in the Late Medieval Urban North

  Citation: 37

  Authors: P. J. P.

• The North-East Coal Trade, 1550–1750: Measures, Markets And The Metropolis

  Citation: 31

  Authors: B.

• Commercial Crisis and Change: Trade and the Industrial Economy of the North-East, 1509–1532

  Citation: 27

  Authors: I. S. W.

• Quantity Versus Quality in the British Industrial Revolution: The Case of Printed Textiles

  Citation: 25

  Authors: S. D.

• Moors, Fields, and Popular Protest in South Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1800–1848

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Katrina

• The Pattern of Nonconformity in South Yorkshire, 1660–1851

  Citation: 15

  Authors: D. G.

• The Pastoral Application of the Lateran IV Reforms in the Northern Province, 1215–1348

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Helen

• Magistrates and Public House Managers, 1840–1914: Another Case of Liverpool Exceptionalism?

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Alistair

• The 'Social Tone' of Victorian Seaside Resorts in the North-West

  Citation: 10

  Authors: H. J.

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