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 the end of the First World War. 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 Stanley Payne (University of Wisconsin–Madison).

Not to be confused for Journal for Contemporary History ISSN 0258-2422 published by the University of the Free State.
Journal of Contemporary History
DisciplineHistory
LanguageEnglish
Edited byStanley G. Payne, Richard J. Evans
Publication details
History1966–present
Publisher
Sage Publications
FrequencyQuarterly
0.769 (2018)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Contemp. Hist.
Indexing
ISSN0022-0094 (print)
1461-7250 (web)
LCCN66009877
JSTOR00220094
OCLC no.1783199
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Content and scope

The journal publishes scholarly articles, review articles and book reviews, covering a broad range of historical approaches including social, economic, political, diplomatic, intellectual and cultural, on every country and region of the world within living memory, from 1918 to the present day. The journal normally publishes at least 1 special issue per volume, either arising from a supported conference or from an externally submitted proposal.

Since 2008, the journal has included reviews of individual books, in addition to review articles covering a range of books within the compass of a single critical essay.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus[1] and the Social Sciences Citation Index.[2]

Reception

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."

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".[4]

Conference grants

The journal funds conferences in any field of contemporary history, defined as history within the memory of some persons now living. Other than this, there is no restriction of field, area or period. Up to £4000 is awarded to fund each conference. Normally only one conference is funded each year. The papers are normally published in a special issue of the journal, unless rejected by the editors.

Prizes

The journal has since 2006 awarded two annual prizes in honour of its founding co-editors George L. Mosse and Walter Laqueur. The author of the best article published in the journal is awarded the Walter Laqueur Prize of US$2,500.[5] The George L. Mosse Prize is awarded to the best article by a previously unpublished author, and is US$2,000.[6]

References
  1. "Source details: Journal of Contemporary History". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  2. "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  3. Pfaff, William (16 April 1998). "Violent Talk From Leaders, Violent Acts in Schoolyards". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
  4. "Journals Ranked by Impact: History". 2018 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2019.
  5. The prize winners are listed here.
  6. The prize winners are listed here Archived 2014-11-19 at the Wayback Machine.
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