Journal profile · HISTORY
Social History
ISSN 0307-1022 · eISSN 1470-1200 · Taylor & Francis
Social History: CAS Zone 1 · History (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Social History is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 1 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Economic and Social Studies, Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes and European history and politics, together about 31.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Established in 1976, Social History publishes high quality and innovative historical scholarship without restrictions of period or place. This peer reviewed journal, published quarterly, encourages research articles that take as their starting point much longer periods of time than is now the norm, and have an ambition of scale that is commonplace in historical sociology, historical geography and demography. Case studies, particularly when integrated with broader considerations, will continue to have their place in the pages of Social History. The journal wishes to broaden its scope by publishing more material on the medieval period and the contemporary, including the present and very recent past. In so doing, Social History will explore the liminal zones that mark the points of rupture and continuity between late antiquity and the medieval, and between the present and the future. Social History welcomes work which recognises the significance of those who are hidden, marginalised, neglected and invariably speechless. The journal also seeks to understand how power and rule is exercised and to analyse the role of intermediaries in the management and regulation of everyday life. Social History publishes articles that explain and analyse the operation of social behaviours, attitudes, roles, formations and structures, and processes of social and moral regulation. Social History is a journal for the academic community and for all those interested in the study of social change. All research articles published in Social History have undergone peer review, involving initial editor screening and consideration by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 14, United States 5, Italy 1, Spain 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.8%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities8.2%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences5.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.2%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.6%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences4.5%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities4.5%
- Historical Gender and Feminism StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
ProQuest, OCLC, America: History and Life, British Humanities Index, Current Abstracts, Historical Abstracts, Humanities Index, Humanities International Index, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, ProQuest Central, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Studies on Women and Gender AbstractsPublisher website
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
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.14Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 589OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 102,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,275 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 41 | 13 | 7 |
| 2024 | 46 | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 | 33 | 17 | 64 |
| 2022 | 37 | 13 | 201 |
| 2021 | 59 | 10 | 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.
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 accepted2
- book reviewBook ReviewLength not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open Select: choose to publish open access. Model summary
Social History 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 discoverability and readersh…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All research articles undergo peer review, involving initial editor screening and consideration by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles published in Social History have undergone peer review, involving initial editor screening and consideration by at least two anonymous 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
- 0307-1022
- Electronic ISSN
- 1470-1200
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Social History
What CAS zone is Social History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Social History is in Zone 1 of History, and in Zone 1 of the minor category History; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Social History?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 68.
What JCR quartile is Social History 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 1 of History.
Where are the editorial board members of Social History based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (14), United States (5) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Social History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Social History is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Social History open access, and what is the APC?
Social History is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .