SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #16,044CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

International Review of Social History

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.334•SCImago Rank: #16,044•Identifier (ISSN):0020-8590(Print)/1469-512X(Online)•Articles / Year: 28•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,621 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
0.8
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
41

41 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
28articles/year
86.05% Gold OA•96.77% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 0.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

International Review of Social History, is one of the leading journals in its field. Truly global in its scope, it focuses on research in social and labour history from a comparative and transnational perspective, both in the modern and in the early modern period, and across periods. The journal combines quality, depth and originality of its articles with an open eye for theoretical innovation and new insights and methods from within its field and from contiguous disciplines. Besides research articles, it features surveys of new themes and subject fields, a suggestions and debates section, review essays and book reviews. It is esteemed for its annotated bibliography of social history titles, and also publishes an annual supplement of specially commissioned essays on a current theme.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science93%Sociology47.1%Law46.5%History43.3%Economics41.3%Philosophy37.3%Geography34.4%Politics29.1%Archaeology25.4%Art24.8%Physics23.8%Computer science22.8%Economic history22.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #16,044Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1956-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.334

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
41

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.67

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,621 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations87
3-Year Documents105
Citable Documents101

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate35.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

HistoryQ1
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)History
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区HISTORY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIAHCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HISTORY
JCRAHCI, SSCI
51/553Q1
HISTORY
JCIAHCI, SSCI
19/554Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20250.77014
20240.89013
20230.87233
20220.78576
2021—6482
2020—72130
2019—74186
2018—69396
2017—68180
2016—60183
2015—67162
2014—64277
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for International Review of Social History

WoS Q1
001120222023202420250.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 37f60af0-5b0f-45a9-ba9e-106c39e48c10
Database Updated: 2026-10-01