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History of the Present

History of the Present is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 1). Published by Duke University Press.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2159-9785Verify ISSN ↗2159-9793Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Duke University Press

Scopus · Q1

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 389 of 1936 · 79th pctile

Indexed in

major index

Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2019–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

CiteScore

SJR · SCImago

0.215

Q1 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q1 · 79th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
History	389 / 1936	79th	Q1

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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is History of the Present indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 1.

What quartile is History of the Present in Scopus?

History of the Present is Q1 in History (rank 389 of 1936), by CiteScore 2025.

What is the impact factor of History of the Present?

History of the Present is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 1, quartile Q1, 79th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.215, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 7.

Who publishes History of the Present and what is its ISSN?

History of the Present is published by Duke University Press. Its print ISSN is 2159-9785 and its online ISSN is 2159-9793.

Is History of the Present in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is History of the Present open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is History of the Present? — open metrics via OpenAlex

History of the Present has an h-index of 24 and a 2-year mean of 0.98 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #112 of 1,704 Scopus journals in History.

h-index

0.98

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

246

works indexed

2,106

total citations

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#112 of 1,704 Top 7% History

Papers published per year

History of the Present published 20 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 35. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Anthropological Studies and InsightsRace, History, and American SocietyCommunism, Protests, Social MovementsHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis

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.

Are there integrity warnings for History of the Present? — 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

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.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ ISSN Portal · 2159-9785 ↗ISSN Portal · 2159-9793 ↗

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