List of history journals
This list of history journals presents representative notable
Project MUSE, the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association,[1] Goedeken (2000),[2] or are published by national or regional historical societies, or by major scholarly publishers (such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, the University of Chicago Press and Taylor & Francis
). It does not include many of the world's 5000 journals devoted to local history or highly specialized topics. This list is a compilation and not one based on an exhaustive examination and judgment of quality.
General history
- The American Historical Review
- Annales. Histoire, Sciences sociales
- Canadian Journal of History/Annales canadiennes d'histoire
- The English Historical Review
- The Historian
- The Historical Journal
- Historische Zeitschrift
- History
- History Compass
- History Today
- History Workshop Journal
- Journal of Interdisciplinary History
- Past & Present
- Radical History Review
- Revue historique
- Rivista Storica Italiana
- Studies in People's History
By period
Classical
- Antiguo Oriente
- Bryn Mawr Classical Review
- Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte– Revue d'Histoire Ancienne – Journal of Ancient History – Rivista di Storia Antica
- The Journal of Hellenic Studies
Modern and contemporary
- Eighteenth-Century Studies
- The Historical Journal
- Journal of Contemporary History
- The Journal of Modern History
Comparative and world
By region
Africa
- African Archaeological Review
- African Economic History
- African Historical Review
- Afrique & Histoire
- History in Africa
- International Journal of African Historical Studies
- The Journal of African History
- Journal of Modern African Studies
- Journal of Southern African Studies
- Rhodesiana
- South African Historical Journal
- Zaïre. Revue Congolaise—Congoleesch Tijdschrift
Egypt
Asia
- Asian Survey
- Central Asian Survey
- Iranian Studies
- Journal of American-East Asian Relations
- Journal of the American Oriental Society
- The Journal of Asian Studies
- Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
- Modern Asian Studies
East Asia
- Bulletin of the National Museum of Japanese History
- Central Asian Survey
- Chinese Historical Review
- Early and Medieval Chinese History
- Journal of Japanese Studies
- Korean Studies
- Late Imperial China
- Monumenta Nipponica
- Social Science Japan Journal
- T'oung Pao: International Journal of Chinese Studies
South Asia
Southeast Asia
- Brunei Museum Journal
- Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
- Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
- SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research
- Journal of the Siam Society
Australasia and Oceania
- Aboriginal History
- Australian Economic History Review
- Australian Historical Studies
- Australian Journal of Politics and History
- Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society
- New Zealand Journal of History
- Oceania
- Queensland History Journal
- Victorian Historical Journal
Europe
- Contemporary European History
- European History Quarterly
- European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire
- Historical Social Research
- Itinerario
Middle Ages
- Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes
- Early Medieval Europe
- Journal of Medieval History
- Reti Medievali Rivista
- The Medieval Review
- Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies
Britain
- Albion
- Anglo-Saxon England
- Arthuriana
- British Catholic History
- The British Journal for the History of Science
- Britain and the World, formerly British Scholar
- Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies
- Contemporary British History
- The Economic History Review
- The English Historical Review
- History Workshop Journal
- History: The Journal of the Historical Association
- Journal of British Studies
- Journal of Scottish Historical Studies, formerly Scottish Economic and Social History
- Journal of Victorian Culture
- Past and Present
- The Scottish Historical Review
- Twentieth Century British History
- Victorian Studies
Regional or local
- Oxoniensia
Ireland
- Analecta Hibernica
- Archivium Hibernicum
- Clogher Record
- Collectanea Hibernica
- Dublin Historical Record
- Eighteenth-Century Ireland
- Ériu
- The Irish Sword, formerly Journal of the Military History Society of Ireland
- Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society
- Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
- Studia Hibernica
Eastern Europe and Balkans
- Central Asian Survey
- Contemporary European History
- Harvard Ukrainian Studies
- Journal of Baltic Studies
- Journal of Modern Greek Studies
- Journal of Slavic Military Studies
- Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History
- Kwartalnik Historyczny
- Prispevki za novejšo zgodovino
- Revolutionary Russia
- Russian History
- Slavic Review
- Slavonic and East European Review
- Soviet Studies
- The Polish Review
- The Russian Review
- The Slavic and East European Journal
- Politics, Religion & Ideology(formerly Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions)
- Zgodovinski časopis
Nordic Europe
- Historisk Tidskrift (Sweden)
- Historisk Tidskrift för Finland
- Historisk Tidsskrift (Denmark)
- Historisk Tidsskrift (Norway)
- Saga (Iceland)
- Nordic Historical Review
- Scandinavian Journal of History
Western Europe
- BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review
- Bulletin for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies
- Central European History
- Dutch Crossing: Journal of Low Countries Studies
- French Historical Studies
- French History
- French Studies
- German History
- German Studies Review
- Historische Zeitschrift
- Journal of Belgian History
Latin America and the Caribbean
- Revista do Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro
- Anuario Colombiano de Historia Social y de la Cultura
- Boletín americanista
- Revista de Historia Americana y Argentina
- Hispanic American Historical Review
- Historia
- Journal of Latin American Studies
- Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos
- Revista Complutense de Historia de América
Middle East
- Arabic Sciences and Philosophy
- Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
- Iranian Studies Journal
- Jerusalem Quarterly
- Journal of Near Eastern Studies
- Journal of Palestine Studies
- Palestine Exploration Quarterly
United States
- The American Genealogist
- American Quarterly
- Arkansas Historical Quarterly
- Atlanta History: A Journal of Georgia and the South
- California History
- The Chronicles of Oklahoma
- Civil War History
- Florida Historical Quarterly
- Georgia Historical Quarterly
- Harvard Law Review
- Indiana Magazine of History
- The Journal of American History (formerly Mississippi Valley Historical Review)
- Journal of American Studies
- Journal of the Early Republic
- Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
- Journal of Illinois History
- Journal of Southern History
- Journal of the Southwest
- Journal of the West
- Kansas History
- Michigan Historical Review
- Minnesota History
- Missouri Historical Review
- Montana: The Magazine of Western History
- The New England Quarterly
- Ohio History
- Oregon Historical Quarterly
- Pacific Historical Review
- Pacific Northwest Quarterly
- Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies
- Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
- Reviews in American History
- William and Mary Quarterly, pre-1815
- Southwestern Historical Quarterly
- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
- Western Historical Quarterly
- Wisconsin Magazine of History
- Yale Law Journal
Canada
- Acadiensis
- Canada's History, formerly The Beaver (1920 – 2010)
- Canadian Historical Review
- Saskatchewan History
By topic
Architectural
Archives
- American Archivist
- Archivaria
- Archives
Business, labor and economics
- African Economic History
- Agricultural History
- Agricultural History Review
- American Communist History
- Business History
- Business History Review
- Communisme
- Economic History Review
- Enterprise and Society
- Essays in Economic & Business History
- European Review of Economic History
- Financial History Review
- International Labor and Working Class History
- Journal of Economic History
- Labor History
- Labor: Studies in Working-Class History
- Labour/Le Travail
- Twentieth Century Communism
Demography and family
- Continuity and Change: A Journal of Social Structure, Law and Demography in Past Societies
- Journal of Family History
- Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth
Ethnic and racial studies
- Amerasia Journal
- American Jewish History
- Australian Journal of Jewish Studies
- Jewish Social Studies
- Journal of African American History, formerly The Journal of Negro History (1916–2001)
- Journal of Asian American Studies
Food history
Genocide
- Holocaust and Genocide Studies
- Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History
- Journal of Genocide Research
Ideas and historiography
International relations and diplomatic
- Diplomatic History
- Journal of American-East Asian Relations
- Cold War History
- Journal of Cold War Studies
- Journal of Conflict Resolution
- Journal of Peace Research
- Prague Papers on the History of International Relations
Legal
Maritime
- American Neptune
- International Journal of Maritime History
- Mariner's Mirror
- Northern Mariner
Media and books
- American Literary History
- Book History
- Film & History
- The Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television
- Huntington Library Quarterly
Military
- Journal of Military History
- The Journal of Slavic Military Studies
- Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift
- Journal for the Society of Army Historical Research
- War in History
- War & Society
Politics and public policy
- American Communist History
- The Journal of Legislative Studies
- Journal of Policy History
- Presidential Studies Quarterly
- The Public Historian
Religion
- American Jewish History
- Anglican & Episcopal History
- Anuario de Historia de la Iglesia
- Australian Journal of Jewish Studies
- British Catholic History
- The Catholic Historical Review
- Church History
- History of Religions
- John Whitmer Historical Association Journal
- Journal of Ecclesiastical History
- Journal of Mormon History
- Journal of Religious History
- The Mennonite Quarterly Review
- Mormon Historical Studies
- Numen
- Revue d'Histoire Ecclésiastique
- Reformation
Science and technology
- Ambix
- Annals of Science
- The British Journal for the History of Science
- Bulletin of the History of Medicine
- Centaurus
- Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences
- History and Technology
- IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
- Isis
- Journal for the History of Astronomy
- Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
- Notes and Records of the Royal Society
- Osiris
- Quest: The History of Spaceflight
- The Rutherford Journal
- Technology and Culture
Social
- Historical Social Research
- History of Intellectual Culture
- History Workshop Journal
- Journal of Social History
- Social Science History
Teaching and methods
Urban
- Journal of Planning History
- Journal of Urban History
- Urban History
Women and gender studies
- Australian Feminist Studies
- Aspasia
- Feminist Studies
- Gender & History
- Journal of the History of Sexuality
- Journal of Women's History
See also
- List of historians
- History journal
- Historiography
- List of historical societies, most of which have journals or popular magazines
- List of scientific journals
References
- ^ The American Historical Society's Directory of Journals. historians.org.
- ISBN 978-0-7890-1133-6.
Further reading
- Dalton, Margaret Stieg, and Laurie Charnigo. "Historians and their information sources." College & Research Libraries (2004) 65#5 pp. 400–425. online
- Henson, Kenneth T. "Writing for professional journals." Phi Delta Kappan 80.10 (1999): 780+. online
- Hérubel, Jean-Pierre VM. "Acknowledging Clio's lesser children: The importance of journals for historical research and scholarship." Journal of Scholarly Publishing (2008) 39#3 pp: 241–256.
- Hérubel, Jean-Pierre VM. "The nature of three history journals: A citation experiment." Collection Management 12.34 (1990): 57–67.
- Hérubel, Jean-Pierre VM, and Edward A. Goedeken. "Trends in historical scholarship as evidenced in the American Historical Review: 1896–1990." Serials Review (1993) 19#2 pp: 79–84.
- Kitchens, Joel D. "Clio on the Web: An Annotated Bibliography of Select E-Journals for History" Perspectives on History (Feb 2000) online
- Lingelbach, Gabriele. "The Institutionalization and Professionalization of History in Europe and the United States." in The Oxford History of Historical Writing: Volume 4: 1800–1945 4 (2011): 78+ online
- Stankus, Tony, and Edward A. Goedeken. "Journals of the Century in Modern History" in Journals of the Century (Haworth Press, 2002) excerpt
- Stieg, Margaret F. The origin and development of scholarly historical periodicals (University Alabama Press, 1986)
External links
- Full text of 300 history journals at JSTOR
- Full text of journals at Project MUSE