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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #15,124CAS 2区Hybrid

Current History

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.366•SCImago Rank: #15,124•Identifier (ISSN):0011-3530(Print)/1944-785X(Online)•Articles / Year: 51•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,626 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
3.5
↓ -0.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
32

32 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
51articles/year
2.13% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.5)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.2)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.67)
🔵 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

Current History enjoys a unique place among America"s most distinguished periodicals.The oldest US publication devoted exclusively to world affairs, Current History was founded by The New York Times in 1914 to provide detailed coverage of what was then known as the Great War. As a privately owned publication, Current History has continued a long tradition of groundbreaking coverage, providing a forum for leading scholars and specialists to analyze events and trends in every region of a rapidly changing world.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science89.6%Law25.8%Geography24.3%History23.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #15,124Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1916, 1924-1925, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984-1987, 1996, 1998-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and Humanities
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.366

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
32

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.18

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,626 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations198
3-Year Documents176
Citable Documents170

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate42.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

HistoryQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)History
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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
University of California Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
JCRSSCI
18/173Q1
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JCRSSCI
45/332Q1
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
JCISSCI
113/173Q3
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JCISSCI
199/332Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—725
20254.26580
20242.46791
20231.366230
20220.6764265
2021—66482
2020—81418
2019—83367
2018—85210
2017—83323
2016—82457
2015—83538
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Current History

WoS Q1
023520222023202420254.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

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: 69135980-31f4-4454-8c37-48d356a977a7
Database Updated: 2026-10-01