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Historical Social Research-Historische Sozialforschung

Country: Germany•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.293•SCImago Rank: #17,407•Identifier (ISSN):0172-6404(Print)•Articles / Year: 59•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,693 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
0.5
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
38

38 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 AccessSubscription
59articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 0.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.806)
🔵 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

Historical Social Research-Historische Sozialforschung is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology82.5%Political science69.9%Philosophy67.5%Law49.3%History43%Economics42.9%Social science40.7%Art36.2%Geography35.8%Computer science35.1%Archaeology28.4%Epistemology28.3%Mathematics26.5%Politics24.5%Linguistics23.4%Humanities21.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #17,407Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2006-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.293

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
38

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.70

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,693 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations140
3-Year Documents147
Citable Documents147

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 Rate41.9%

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
Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

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
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
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
HISTORY
JCRSSCI
120/553Q1
HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
JCRSSCI
31/45Q3
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
JCRSSCI
192/275Q3
HISTORY
JCISSCI
73/554Q1
HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
JCISSCI
7/45Q1
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
JCISSCI
24/276Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

15 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20250.5——
20240.9——
20230.922
20220.806——
2021—10
2018—33
2016—52
2015—100
2013—32
2012—15
2011—230
2010—10
2009—61
2008—20
2002—10
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Historical Social Research-Historische Sozialforschung

WoS Q1
011220222023202420250.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.5

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)

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01