History Australia is the official journal of the Australian Historical Association. It publishes high quality and innovative scholarship in any field of history. Its goal is to reflect the breadth and vibrancy of the historical community in Australia and further afield.
Publication Frequency From 2003 to 2007 History Australia was published twice a year, in June and December. From 2008 to 2015, three issues of History Australia were published each year, in April, August and December. From 2016, four issues of History Australia will be published each year, in March, June, September and December.
Journal History
History Australia replaced the Australian Historical Association’s Bulletin, which was published between 1974 and 2003. History Australia’s first issue was published in print in 2003. The first issue to be published online was Volume 2 Number 1, the December 2004 issue. The journal's original editor was Emeritus Professor Marian Quartly of Monash University, who saw History Australia through the transition from a print-only journal to an online plus print publication.
Peer Review Policy All research articles in this journal undergo a rigorous double-anonymized peer review process, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by at least two anonymous reviewers. The editors review editorials, book and exhibition reviews before publication. Some longer exhibition reviews may be peer reviewed. The editors' decision is final.
Correspondence History Australia email: [email protected] Mailing address for History Australia: IHSS at ACU, Level 3, 250 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, Vic 3002, Australia All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by two anonymous referees. The editors' decision is final.
89 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
40 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
79% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
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),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
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.
Editors: Dr Laura Rademaker, Australian National University, Australia Dr Yves Rees, La Trobe University, Australia Dr Alecia Simmonds, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Assistant Editor: Dr Karen Downing, Australian National University, Australia
Review Editors (Books): Dr Claire Lowrie, University of Wollongong, Australia Dr Bernard Keo, La Trobe University, Australia
History Off the Page Reviews Editor: Dr Mike Jones, University of Tasmania, Australia
Editorial Board: Professor Judith Allen, Indiana University, United States of America Professor Michelle Arrow, Macquarie University, Australia Professor Tony Ballantyne, University of Otago, New Zealand Associate Professor James Beattie, Victoria University, New Zealand Professor Hilary Carey, University of Bristol, United Kingdom Professor Mark Edele, University of Melbourne, Australia Professor Erik Eklund, Australian National University, Australia Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick, Australian Catholic University, Australia Professor Andrea Gaynor, University of Western Australia, Australia Professor Victoria Haskins, University of Newcastle, Australia Associate Professor Catherine Kevin, Flinders University, Australia Associate Professor Shino Konishi, Australian Catholic University, Australia Professor Philippa Levine, University of Texas, United States of America Professor Russell McGregor, James Cook University, Australia Professor Sujit Sivasundaram, Cambridge University, United Kingdom Professor Philippa Mein Smith, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Professor Robert Reynolds, Macquarie University, Australia Professor Penny Russell, University of Sydney, Australia Professor Gregory Smithers, Virginia Commonwealth University, United States of America Professor Alice Te Punga Somerville, University of British Colombia, Canada Professor Alistair Thomson, Monash University, Australia Associate Professor Richard White, University of Sydney, Australia Professor Angela Woollacott, Australian National University, Australia Professor Angela Zimmerman, George Washington University, United States of America
Abstracting and indexing
History Australia is abstracted/indexed in:
APAIS: Australian Public Affairs Information Service (Online)
EBSCOhost
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Gale
Informit
OCLC Sociological Abstracts (Online)
ProQuest Sociological Abstracts (Online)
Scopus
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-blind peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by two anonymous referees.
Open access
History Australia 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.
Why choose open access?
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)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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