Journal of Modern Chinese History

Journal of Modern Chinese History is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Chinese history and philosophy, Vietnamese History and Culture Studies and Japanese History and Culture, together about 66.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

In recent years, the main force for research into modern Chinese history has been Chinese scholars, who up until this point have not had a Western outlet for their scholarship. The Institute of Modern History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences seeks to re-dress this with its international publication, the Journal of Modern Chinese History , which provides a platform for Chinese and foreign scholars to exchange ideas directly. Published twice a year, the journal focuses on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It aims to promote research on modern Chinese history by advancing discussion of political, economic, intellectual, cultural, and military history. The journal also encourages research on the history of society, foreign affairs, and gender, as well as local history and historiography. The Journal of Modern Chinese History welcomes all original research including research articles, review essays, and research notes, especially those reflecting recent developments in scholarship. Peer Review Integrity All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is via email to chinesehistory@cass.org.cn.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): HISTORY

Editor-in-chief Ge FupingPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

ScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

ESCIPublisher website

Other: Bibliography of Asian Studies, British Humanities Index, Current Abstracts, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences

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Impact

CiteScore 2026-06

0.2LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

0.2Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.1LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.1Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SNIP 2026-06

0.19LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

0.19Publisher website · 2026-10-01

h-index

11OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

12OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Share of gold OA articles

3.45%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Downloads per year (publisher)

16,000Publisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

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.

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

ISSN

1753-5654

Electronic ISSN

1753-5662

Latest issue on the website

Volume 18, Issue 2 (2024)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website