Sixteenth Century Journal

Aims & Scope

In publication since 1969, the Sixteenth Century Journal (SCJ) prints twenty to twenty-five articles and over four hundred book reviews a year.

The SCJ is dedicated to providing readers with thought-provoking research and inquiry into the sixteenth century broadly defined (i.e., 1450-1648).

Our articles all maintain a strong historical core and cover subjects from around the world.

View Aims & Scope

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.100

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	19

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30780

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	8

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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.

• :<i>La confusion des sexes: Le travestissement de la Renaissance à la Révolution</i>

  Citation: 54

  Authors:

• "Selling stories and many other things in and through the city": Peddling Print in Renaissance Florence and Venice

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Rosa M.

• Cicero's De Officiis and Machiavelli's Prince

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Marcia L.

• Egyptian Mumia: The Sixteenth Century Experience and Debate

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Karl H.

• The Myth of Elizabeth at Tilbury

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Susan

• From Moses to Adam: The Making of the Covenant of Works

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Michael

• Parental Authority and Freedom of Choice: The Debate on Clandestinity and Parental Consent at the Council of Trent (1545–63)

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Charlotte

• Castiglione's "Francescopaedia": Pope Julius II and Francesco Maria della Rovere in "The Book of the Courtier"

  Citation: 28

  Authors: W. R.

• Calvin and Nicodemism: A Reappraisal

  Citation: 26

  Authors:

• Jewish Conversion, the Spanish Pure Blood Laws and Reformation: A Revisionist View of Racial and Religious Antisemitism

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Jerome

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