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Status
Active
Coverage
1938–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.1
SJR · SCImago
0.102
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
19
Best quartile
Q4 · 9th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | 1751 / 1936 | 9th | Q4 |
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Historian
Historian is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.1), WoS AHCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd..
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ISSN 0018-2370Verify ISSN ↗1540-6563Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Scopus · Q4WoS · AHCIONOS
0.1
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$2,500 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Historian indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1938–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.1.
What quartile is Historian in Scopus?
Historian is Q4 in History (rank 1751 of 1936), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Historian?
Historian is indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 0.1, which places it in quartile Q4 at the 9th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.102, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 19.
How much does it cost to publish in Historian?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,500 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Historian and what is its ISSN?
Historian is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0018-2370 and its online ISSN is 1540-6563.
Is Historian covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Historian in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Is Historian open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Historian? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Historian has an h-index of 29 and a 2-year mean of 0.01 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.1, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #1,389 of 1,704 Scopus journals in History.
29
h-index
0.01
2-yr mean citations
175
i10-index
7,002
works indexed
6,837
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,500
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#1,389 of 1,704 Bottom 19% History
Historian published 22 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 336. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Historian? — latest 19 articles, 2022–2026
In its latest 19 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from United States (73.7%), United Kingdom (10.5%) and Montenegro (5.3%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Historian? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration73.7% of recent authorship from United States
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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