Studies in History

Aims & Scope

Studies in History, a peer-reviewed journal, aims to publish original works with information, arguments and insights that contribute significantly to the field of historical research.

The journal reflects the considerable expansion and diversification that has occurred in historical research in India in recent years.

The preoccupation with political history has been integrated into a broader framework which places equal emphasis on social, economic and cultural history.

Newer approaches and themes that seek to advance the scope and significance of the discipline are promoted.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30386

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1

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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.

• Settle, Mobilize, Verify: Identification Practices in Colonial India

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Radhika

• 'Restoring the Family': Wife Murders and the Making of a Sexual Contract for Indian Immigrant Labour in the British Caribbean Colonies, 1860-1920

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Prabhu P.

• The Raj and the natural world: The war against 'dangerous beasts' in colonial India

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Mahesh

• Self, body and inner sense: Some reflections on Sree Narayana Guru and Kumaran Asan

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Udaya

• Colonial Law and Infrastructural Power: Reconstructing Community, Locating the Female Subject

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Radhika

• Delhi's Belly

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Michael

• Coolies and Colliers: A Study of the Agrarian Context of Labour Migration from Chotanagpur, 1880-1920

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Prabhu Prasad

• The Hindu wife and the Hindu nation: Domesticity and nationalism in nineteenth century Bengal

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Tanika

• Religious Disputations and Imperial Ideology

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Syed Ali Nadeem

• Indigenous medicine and cultural hegemony: A study of the revitalization movement in Keralam

  Citation: 26

  Authors: K.N.

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