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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q3SCImago #28,133CAS 3区Hybrid

PUBLIC HISTORIAN

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.121•SCImago Rank: #28,133•Identifier (ISSN):0272-3433(Print)/1533-8576(Online)•Articles / Year: 19•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,389 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
0.3
↓ -0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
25

25 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
19articles/year
7.81% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 0.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.3)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(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

For over twenty-five years, The Public Historian has made its mark as the definitive voice of the public history profession, providing historians with the latest scholarship and applications from the field. The Public Historian publishes the results of scholarly research and case studies, and addresses the broad substantive and theoretical issues in the field. Areas covered include public policy and policy analysis; federal, state, and local history; historic preservation; oral history; museum and historical administration; documentation and information services, corporate biography; public history education; among others.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
History83.4%Geography49.5%Archaeology42.7%Philosophy40.6%Political science39.2%Law33%Sociology30.6%Art27.9%Computer science24.2%Economics24.1%Engineering20.5%Environmental ethics20.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #28,133Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1978-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and Humanities
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.121

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
25

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.21

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,389 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations25
3-Year Documents106
Citable Documents91

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 Rate55.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

ConservationQ3
HistoryQ3
MuseologyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

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

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HISTORY
JCRAHCI
223/553Q2
HISTORY
JCIAHCI
153/554Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—490
20250.6715
20240.29711
20230.75814
2022—5233
2021—9751
2020—7988
2019—90164
2018—130292
2017—97189
2016—10398
2015—91144
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for PUBLIC HISTORIAN

WoS Q2
00112023202420250.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.6

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: a8b42e1f-4d66-4af5-931c-958104faa65b
Database Updated: 2026-10-01