Pacific Historical Review

Aims & Scope

For over eighty years, Pacific Historical Review has accurately and adeptly covered the rich history of the American West and the peoples and cultures of the Pacific world, including Asia, Latin America, and beyond.

The PHR is committed to the publication of work that explores cross-cultural and comparative studies, race and ethnicity, the history of empire and imperialism, environmental history, gender and sexuality, and other germane topics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.185

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	24

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	22130

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	15

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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.

• <scp>The “Yellow Peril” and Asian Exclusion in the Americas</scp>

  Citation: 128

  Authors: ERIKA

• Chilean Feminists, the International Women's Movement, and Suffrage, 1915-1950

  Citation: 119

  Authors: Corinne A.

• Review: <i>The Radical Middle Class: Populist Democracy and the Question of Capitalism in Progressive Era Portland, Oregon</i>, by Robert D. Johnston

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Louise C.

• American Atrocities in the Philippines: The Indictment and the Response

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Richard E.

• The Frontier Thesis and American Foreign Policy

  Citation: 67

  Authors: William Appleman

• The City of Black Angels: Emergence of the Los Angeles Ghetto, 1890-1930

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Lawrence B.

• The Imperial Republic: A Comparison of the Insular Territories under U.S. Dominion after 1898

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Lanny

• From Vice District to Tourist Attraction: The Moral Career of American Chinatowns, 1880-1940

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Ivan

• American Environmental History: The Development of a New Historical Field

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Richard

• The World's Oldest On-Going Protest Demonstration: North American Indian Drinking Patterns

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Nancy Oestreich

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