Turkish Historical Review

Turkish Historical Review is published by Brill 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 Islamic Studies and History, Turkey's Politics and Society and Ottoman Empire History and Society, together about 39.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Turkish Historical Review is devoted to Turkish history in the widest sense, covering all geographies of Turkic peoples and realms, from the 6th century, with the rise of the Turks in Central Asia, to the end of the cold war era in the early 1990s. All contributions to the journal must display a use of primary-source material and also be accessible to historians in general, i.e. those working outside the specific fields of Ottoman and Turkish history. Articles with a comparative scope which cross the traditional boundaries of the area studies paradigm and usage of all languages of the empire are therefore very welcome. The editors also encourage younger scholars to submit contributions. The journal includes a reviews section which monitors publications not only in English, French, German and other western European languages, but also in Turkish, Arabic, Russian, and the languages spoken in the Balkans.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): HISTORY

Editor-in-chief Meltem ToksozPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

AHCIScopusLetPub

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

Indexing the journal's website claims

Web of ScienceERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Academic Search Ultimate, Index Islamicus

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Impact

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

4Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher)

6Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

0.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.14LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.25LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

9OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

9OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.07OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

25%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

5.13%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

12LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website

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Publisher

Brill

ISSN

1877-5454

Electronic ISSN

1877-5462

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website