Social Science History

Aims & Scope

Social Science History seeks to advance the study of the past by publishing research that appeals to the journal"s interdisciplinary readership of historians, sociologists, economists, political scientists, anthropologists, and geographers.

The journal invites articles that blend empirical research with theoretical work, undertake comparisons across time and space, or contribute to the development of quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis.

Online access to the current issue and all back issues of Social Science History is available to print subscribers through a combination of HighWire Press, Project Muse, and JSTOR via a single user name or password that can be accessed from any location (regardless of institutional affiliation).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.269

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	35

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17778

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	88

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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.

• Narrativity, Narrative Identity, and Social Action: Rethinking English Working-Class Formation

  Citation: 279

  Authors: Margaret R.

• Cycles of Collective Action: Between Moments of Madness and the Repertoire of Contention

  Citation: 230

  Authors: Sidney

• Reflections on the Role of Social Narratives in Working-Class Formation: Narrative Theory in the Social Sciences

  Citation: 145

  Authors: George

• The Heights of American Slaves: New Evidence on Slave Nutrition and Health

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Robert A., Richard H.

• The Early Achievement of Modern Stature in America

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Kenneth L., Georgia C.

• The Tocqueville Problem: Civic Engagement in American Democracy

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Theda

• Blocking the Future: New Solutions for Old Problems in Historical Social Science

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Peter, Robert, James

• "New Social Movements" of the Early Nineteenth Century

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Craig

• Looking Backward and Looking Forward: Anthropometric Research and the Development of Social Science History

  Citation: 56

  Authors: J.

• Rebellion and Repression in China, 1966–1971

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Andrew G.

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