Journal of Contemporary History
The Journal of Contemporary History is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the study of history in all parts of the world since 1930. It was established in 1966 by Walter Laqueur and George L. Mosse. Originally published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson it was purchased by SAGE Publications in 1972. The editors-in-chief are Richard J. Evans (University of Cambridge) and Mary C. Neuburger (University of Texas at Austin).
Not to be confused for Journal for Contemporary History ISSN 0258-2422 published by the University of the Free State.Discipline
English
1966–present
Quarterly
0.769 (2018)
J. Contemp. Hist.
Abstracting and indexing[edit]
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus[1] and the Social Sciences Citation Index.[2]
Reception[edit]
The journal has been described as "an excellent international publication".[3] The Times Literary Supplement has described it as "one of the outstanding learned journals of history in the English-speaking world."[4]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 0.769, ranking it 22nd out of 95 journals in the category "History".[5]