Midland History is the principal journal covering the history of the English midlands. First produced in 1971, the journal is managed by an editorial board of scholars who are regional and local history specialists, operating under the auspices of the University of Birmingham where the editor is based. It publishes scholarly work on the counties of Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Midland History is a refereed journal which prints articles on midlands subjects from professional and independent historians and research students in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. The aim of the journal is to stimulate and encourage serious scholarly work on the history of the midlands from Roman times to the twenty-first century. Articles treat the history of particular localities and examine historical issues connected with the region, setting these in a broader context and drawing comparisons with other areas.
As well as producing the journal, the Midland History board supports a biennial conference and offers an annual essay prize for scholars who are publishing for the first time. The board also offers up to five bursaries each year worth up to £200 each towards travel and accommodation costs for unfunded postgraduate students to enable them to visit archives and libraries distant from home. Costed applications with a 1 page statement of the intended research and its planned outcomes should be emailed to the editors by deadlines of 1 September, 1 January and 1 May.
The journal is published three times a year, with most issues comprising a mix of articles and book reviews. We also publish thematic special issues of the journal, devoted to historical subjects of any period which have significance across the region. Prospective authors are invited to contact the editor with proposals for publication or the texts of articles they wish to submit.
Journal metrics
Usage
23K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.1 (2023) Impact Factor
0.1 (2023) 5 year IF
0.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.000 (2023) SNIP
0.101 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
96% acceptance rate
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and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
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Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
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Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Dr Imogen Peck (Department of History, University of Birmingham, UK) [email protected] Dr James Doherty (Department of History, University of Birminghan, UK) [email protected]
Reviews and Social Media Editor:
Dr Charlotte Young (Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, UK) [email protected]
Administrative Editor:
Justine Pick (Department of History, University of Birmingham, UK) [email protected]
Chairman of the Editorial Board:
Professor Andrew Hopper (Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, UK)
Editorial Board:
Waseem Ahmed (Department of History, University College London, UK) Dr Ian Atherton (School of Humanities, Keele University, UK) Dr Jason Begley (Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University, UK) Professor George Bernard (Department of History, University of Southampton, UK) Professor Richard Cust (Department of History, University of Birmingham, UK) Dr Malcolm Dick (School of History and Cultures, University of Birmingham, UK) Dr Richard Gaunt (Department of History, University of Nottingham, UK) Dr Richard Jones (School of History Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester, UK) Professor Steven King (School of Arts and Humanities, Nottingham Trent University, UK) Dr Ruth Larsen (Department of Humanities, University of Derby, UK) Dr Katy Layton-Jones (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK) Professor Caroline Archer-Parré (School of Visual Communication, Birmingham City University, UK) Professor Jonathan Reinarz (Social Studies in Medicine, University of Birmingham, UK) Dr Stephen K Roberts (History of Parliament Trust, London, UK) Dr Diane Strange (Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, UK) Dr Katharine Sykes (Department of History, University of Birmingham, UK) Dr Nigel Tringham (School of Humanities, Keele University, UK) Dr Pippa Virdee (School of Humanities, De Montfort University, UK)
Abstracting and indexing
Midland History is included in the following services:
America: History and Life
Bibliography of the History of Art
British and Irish Archaeological Abstracts
British Humanities Index
Current Abstracts
European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH PLUS)
Genamics JournalSeek
Historical Abstracts
Humanities International Complete
International Bibliography of Periodicals Literature (IBZ)
Modern Language Association Bibliography
Norwegian Register of Scientific Journals and Publishers
Periodicals Index Online
Royal Historical Society Bibliography
Scopus
TOC Premier
Open access
Midland History is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our 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.
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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The University of Birmingham is a prestigious Russell Group University based in the UK and is committed to sharing expertise through remarkable teaching and global research. The Centre for West Midlands History was founded at the University of Birmingham to study the history of the West Midlands and create a forum for research.
Midland History is a leading journal focusing on the background of the English Midlands and is supervised by an editorial board of scholars who are History experts, operating within the Centre for West Midlands History. Midland History is also affiliated with the Centre for English Local History, University of Leicester.
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