Journal profile · HISTORY
INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW
ISSN 0707-5332 · eISSN 1949-6540 · Taylor & Francis
INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 140 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 27% (journal website); 70 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics and World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact, together about 22% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International History Review is the only English-language quarterly devoted entirely to the history of international relations and the history of international thought. Since 1979 the Review has established itself as one of the premier History journals in the world, read and regularly cited by both political scientists and historians. The Review serves as a bridge between historical research and the study of international relations. The Review publishes articles exploring the history of international relations and the history of international thought. The editors particularly welcome submissions that explore the history of current conflicts and conflicts of current interest; the development of international thought; diplomatic history; the history of international relations theory; and the history of international organisations and global governance. The Review publishes articles, and review articles. Articles should be no more than 12,000 words (including footnotes), while review articles should not exceed 6,000 words. Shorter articles are welcome. The editors also welcome proposals for special issues or sections. All research articles published in The International History Review have undergone rigorous peer-review, involving initial editor screening and anonymized review by at least two referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editor-in-chief Gaynor JohnsonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities9.3%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences6.5%
- World Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactSocial Sciences6.3%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities5.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.7%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, America: History and Life, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, EBSCOhost, Gale, WilsonWeb, Historical Abstracts, International Political Science Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.48Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 383OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 219,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,384 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 19 | 2 |
| 2025 | 70 | 29 | 19 |
| 2024 | 83 | 42 | 68 |
| 2023 | 54 | 27 | 36 |
| 2022 | 58 | 19 | 82 |
| 2021 | 84 | 33 | 265 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
140 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 99 days – 257 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 159 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (137 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- articleArticles should be no more than 12,000 words (including footnotes)main text ≤ 12,000 words
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 11 Sep 2026Length not stated
- review article,000 words (including footnotes), while review articles should not exceed 6,000 words. Shorter articles are welcome. The editors also welcome promain text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Article length: articles no more than 12,000 words (including footnotes); review articles no more than 6,000 words; shorter articles welcome. Model summary
Articles should be no more than 12,000 words (including footnotes), while review articles should not exceed 6,000 words. Shorter articles are welcome.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
The International History Review is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review with initial editor screening and anonymized review by at least two referees. Model summary
All research articles published in The International History Review have undergone rigorous peer-review, involving initial editor screening and anonymized review by at least two referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0707-5332
- Electronic ISSN
- 1949-6540
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW
What CAS zone is INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 140 days (interquartile range 99–257 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of History.
Where are the editorial board members of INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW open access, and what is the APC?
INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .