Historical Methods reaches an international audience of historians and other social scientists concerned with historical problems. It explores interdisciplinary approaches to new data sources, new approaches to older questions and material, and practical discussions of computer and statistical methodology, data collection, and sampling procedures. Articles published in Historical Methods are often intended to describe a new data infrastructure project, offer insights on a new source of historical data to guide others in the use of the same data, or discuss ways to operationalize data or to implement new methodological approaches that others may emulate with similar data. In addition to its longtime interest in quantitative approaches to historical questions, Historical Methods also encourages submission of articles which address topics in the digital humanities and the rhetoric of social scientific history.
We invite submission of full-length articles which are approximately 7,000 to 10,000 words of text (not including reference list, footnotes, tables & figures and any supplements) and which offer an in-depth analysis and discussion of the above-mentioned topics. We prefer to receive fully developed articles rather than research notes, in keeping with the mission of Historical Methods to unpack the “black box” of materials and methods used in social science history and digital history.
The “Instructions for Authors” indicate the wide variety of complementary materials which can be published alongside articles. We encourage authors to include in their submission materials for supplementary online publication. Supplementary database documentation and more detailed tables can be published in these online supplements, as well as videos, sound files and other pertinent information. Alongside tables and figures, we also encourage colour illustrations, colour images of original source material and maps. Finally, we encourage authors to provide access to the data underlying their project in open data repositories, and to provide a link to these data.
Peer Review Policy:
All articles have undergone anonymous double anonymized review.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Journal metrics
Usage
39K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.6 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
1.8 (2023) 5 year IF
3.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
2.342 (2023) SNIP
1.216 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
22 days avg. from submission to first
decision
13% 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.
EXECUTIVE EDITORS Nina Boberg-Fazlić TU Dortmund University, Germany [email protected]
Hilde Sommerseth UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway [email protected]
EDITORIAL BOARD EDITORS EMERITI
Douglas Anderton,University of South Carolina Lisa Dillon,Université de Montréal Myron P. Gutmann,University of Colorado, Boulder J. David Hacker,University of Minnesota Paul Kleppner,Northern Illinois University J. Morgan Kousser,California Institute of Technology Joshua MacFadyen,University of Prince Edward Island Daniel Scott Smith,University of Illinois at Chicago Ken Sylvester,University of Michigan Charles Wetherell, University of California, Riverside TERMS EXPIRE 2021 Hélène Vézina, Human and Social Sciences, Université de Québec à Chicoutimi Jennifer Bonnell,History, York University Kenneth Robert Smith, Family Studies & Population Science, Utah Population Database, University of Utah
TERMS EXPIRE 2022 Leah Platt Boustan,Economics, Princeton University Stefania Gallini,History, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
TERMS EXPIRE 2023 Cheryl Elman,Sociology, University of Akron & SSRI-Center for Population Health and Aging, Duke University Dagomar Degroot,History, Georgetown University
TERMS EXPIRE 2024 Don Lafreniere,Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University Emily Klancher Merchant,Science and Technology Studies, University of California, Davis
TERMS EXPIRE 2025 Diana L. Davis Magnuson,History, University of Minnesota
Abstracting and indexing
Historical Methods is scanned, indexed, or abstracted in: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (Institute for Scientific Information), Current Index to Statistics (McGill University), Current Contents/Arts & Humanities (Institute for Scientific Information), GEOBASE,Geographical Abstracts: Human Geography (Elsevier Science Publishers), Historical Abstracts and America: History & Life (American Bibliographical Center-CLIO Press), International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences (IBZ), International Development Abstracts, ISI Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Periodical Abstracts Research (PerAbs),Research Alert (Institute for Scientific Information), Social Science Citation Index (Institute for Scientific Information), and the Universal Reference System.
Historical Methods is also covered in Social Studies/Social Science Education (ERIC Clearinghouse/Indiana University/Social Science Development Center) and is included in the Current Index to Journals in Education.
Open access
Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary 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.
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.
Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History
(1978 - current)
Formerly known as
Historical Methods Newsletter
(1967 - 1977)
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