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Journals in History

252 established journals that publish mainly in History, compared by fees, open access and citation rates, updated 2026-10-14.

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252 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in History. 221 of them are fully open access, and at least 1 of those charge authors nothing (diamond open access). Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 367 USD. Highest recent citation rates: New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, The Medical Journal of Australia.

252 journals

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The LancetElsevier BV25 %1 56621.041 203Subscription; open access option 7 890 USD
New England Journal of MedicineMassachusetts Medical Society24 %1 06832.401 503Subscription
The Medical Journal of AustraliaWiley21 %4403.16259Subscription; open access option 3 400 USD
The Oral History ReviewTaylor & Francis51 %360.9047Subscription
The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghSAGE Publishing27 %1051.4043Subscription; open access option 4 150 USD
Current Swedish ArchaeologyPublisher unknown30 %791.0025Open access, fee unknown
Kyivan AcademyNational University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy45 %121.236Open access, fee unknown
South Atlantic QuarterlyDuke University Press26 %601.4382Subscription
Cromohs - Cyber Review of Modern HistoriographyFirenze University Press63 %440.316Open access, fee unknown
Ancient MesoamericaCambridge University Press33 %440.8859Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
Geographical JournalWiley21 %671.90212Subscription; open access option 3 840 USD
Revista de la Facultad de MedicinaNational University of Colombia24 %451.4824Open access, fee unknown
International Review of the Red CrossCambridge University Press28 %680.84843 550 USD
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied SciencesOxford University Press49 %550.3468Subscription; open access option 4 448 USD
International Studies in Catholic EducationRoutledge32 %320.8218Subscription
Bulletin of the History of ArchaeologyPublisher unknown30 %72.7217367 USD
The Journal of North African StudiesTaylor & Francis26 %720.7145Subscription
Journal of Radio & Audio MediaTaylor & Francis21 %341.6325Subscription
Investigaciones históricas/Investigaciones históricasUniversity of Valladolid58 %800.196Open access, fee unknown
Folia ToruniensiaNicolaus Copernicus Public Provincial Library in Toruń and Institute of History and Archival Science, Nicolaus Copernicus Univer40 %90.895Open access, fee unknown
Historical Encounters A journal of historical consciousness historical cultures and history educationUniversity of Newcastle24 %211.5213Open access, fee unknown
Social Science HistoryCambridge University Press20 %471.2062Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
Z Badań nad Książką i Księgozbiorami HistorycznymiUniversity of Warsaw55 %380.255Open access, fee unknown
Неизвестный ДостоевскийPetrozavodsk State University24 %281.188Open access, fee unknown
Publishing Research QuarterlySpringer Science+Business Media24 %530.8036Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD
JoMaCCEdizioni Ca’ Foscari41 %140.613Open access, fee unknown
Latin American AntiquityCambridge University Press28 %790.5280Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
HistoriesMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute26 %380.6961 207 USD
Asian MedicineBrill34 %250.5319Subscription
Social History of MedicineOxford University Press45 %1070.2071Subscription; open access option 3 864 USD
European Journal of American StudiesEuropean Association for American Studies20 %1460.6121Open access, fee unknown
Imago temporis medium AevumUniversity of Lleida39 %150.525Open access, fee unknown
Scottish AffairsEdinburgh University Press40 %440.2925Subscription
The Journal of the Western Society for French HistoryUniversity of Michigan Library62 %60.391Open access, fee unknown
História Revista da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do PortoUniversity of Porto53 %230.256Open access, fee unknown
Verbum VitaeJohn Paul II Catholic University of Lublin22 %660.598Open access, fee unknown
Śląski Kwartalnik Historyczny SobótkaPublisher unknown36 %470.3010Open access, fee unknown
History Education Research JournalPublisher unknown22 %161.1619Open access, fee unknown
Norwegian Archaeological ReviewRoutledge29 %210.6050Subscription
RussianStudiesHuPublisher unknown22 %240.914Open access, fee unknown
Early Modern Low CountriesUtrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services)37 %250.326Open access, fee unknown
Historia y Comunicación SocialServicio de Publicaciones24 %590.4325Open access, fee unknown
The Linacre QuarterlySAGE Publishing24 %620.4227Subscription; open access option 4 150 USD
História Ciências Saúde-ManguinhosFundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz40 %920.1847Open access, fee unknown
Medieval ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis26 %410.4140Subscription
Chinese Medicine and CultureLippincott Williams & Wilkins24 %420.469Open access, fee unknown
Bulletin of the history of medicineJohns Hopkins University Press44 %580.1753Subscription
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society: Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful KnowledgePublisher unknown36 %180.3518Subscription
Estonian Journal of ArchaeologyEstonian Academy Publishers25 %91.0417269 USD
Danish Journal of ArchaeologyRoyal Danish Library27 %110.6519Open access, fee unknown
Collectanea TheologicaCardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw22 %560.396Open access, fee unknown
Civitas et LexUniversity of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn27 %290.366Open access, fee unknown
Revue française de civilisation britanniqueCentre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique26 %430.3012Open access, fee unknown
International Public Historydiamond OADe Gruyter28 %200.379None (diamond OA)
Res HistoricaWydawnictwo UMCS31 %870.187Open access, fee unknown
Manuscript and Text Cultures (MTC)Publisher unknown22 %80.952Open access, fee unknown
American Studies in ScandinaviaUniversity Press of Southern Denmark30 %180.3310Open access, fee unknown
KnygotyraVilnius University Press43 %630.136Open access, fee unknown
Medieval WorldsAustrian Academy of Sciences Press27 %300.3014Open access, fee unknown
De Medio AevoPublisher unknown29 %430.247Open access, fee unknown
Catholic education/Catholic education (Dayton, Ohio. Online)Loyola Marymount University33 %210.2527Open access, fee unknown
Studies on National MovementsGhent University28 %160.367Open access, fee unknown
REVISTA DE HISTORIOGRAFÍA (RevHisto)Carlos III University of Madrid37 %290.189Open access, fee unknown
Slavia Antiqua : czasopismo poświęcone starożytnościom słowiańskimAdam Mickiewicz University in Poznań34 %170.265Open access, fee unknown
HumanityUniversity of Pennsylvania Press23 %270.3537Subscription
Resgate Revista Interdisciplinar de CulturaUniversity of Campinas24 %230.348Open access, fee unknown
Estudios Eclesiásticos Revista de investigación e información teológica y canónicaComillas Pontifical University33 %920.1411Open access, fee unknown
Wrocławski Przegląd Teologiczny.Publisher unknown31 %420.193Open access, fee unknown
The Person and the Challenges The Journal of Theology Education Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul IIThe Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow Press31 %370.199Open access, fee unknown
MuzykaInstitute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences31 %480.173Open access, fee unknown
IntegratusPublisher unknown24 %190.363Subscription
Journal of Sport HistoryUniversity of Illinois Press25 %660.1926Subscription
Edinost in dialogFaculty of Theology – University of Ljubljana23 %330.276Open access, fee unknown
Perspektywy KulturyWydawnictwo Ignatianum42 %1120.095Open access, fee unknown
Jesuit Higher Education A JournalRegis University40 %210.153Open access, fee unknown
Childhood in the PastTaylor & Francis20 %180.4125Subscription
Revista Historia AutónomaAutonomous University of Madrid42 %240.136Open access, fee unknown
Seminare Poszukiwania naukowePublisher unknown34 %1100.107Open access, fee unknown
Acta medico-historica AdriaticaPublisher unknown52 %170.106Open access, fee unknown
ManuscritoUniversity of Campinas33 %3570.0718Open access, fee unknown
Anales de TeologíaCatholic University of the Most Holy Conception22 %470.203Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Jesuit StudiesBrill51 %690.0614Open access, fee unknown
Russian Journal of Church History«SILICEA-POLIGRAF» LLC28 %310.163Open access, fee unknown
Colloquia Theologica OttonianaUniversity of Szczecin34 %130.173Open access, fee unknown
Korean Journal of Medical HistoryKorean Society for the History of Medicine43 %200.10876 USD
Lychnos: Årsbok för idé- och lärdomshistoriaPublisher unknown30 %100.214Open access, fee unknown
Manuscript studiesUniversity of Pennsylvania Press38 %340.106Open access, fee unknown
Quaderni venetiPublisher unknown28 %140.193Open access, fee unknown
Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we WrocławiuWroclaw University of Economics31 %2740.0732Open access, fee unknown
VikingNorwegian Archaeological Company36 %120.155Open access, fee unknown
Zapiski HistoryczneToruń Society of Arts and Sciences42 %410.085Open access, fee unknown
NasledjeZavod za zaštitu spomenika kulture grada Beograda22 %120.275Open access, fee unknown
Revista de Estudios Históricos de la Masonería Latinoamericana y CaribeñaUniversity of Costa Rica36 %230.114Open access, fee unknown
Historical thinking, culture, and educationPublisher unknown26 %50.312Open access, fee unknown
Lietuvos istorijos studijosVilnius University30 %260.126Open access, fee unknown
St Tikhons University ReviewSaint Tikhon Orthodox University of the Humanities25 %610.124Open access, fee unknown
Acta Historica Universitatis KlaipedensisKlaipėda University25 %130.204Open access, fee unknown
Studia Koszalińsko-KołobrzeskieUniversity of Szczecin34 %200.114Open access, fee unknown
Kwartalnik Historii Nauki i TechnikiWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego24 %540.1211Open access, fee unknown
Revista de HistoriaNational University, Costa Rica26 %200.165Open access, fee unknown
Ad liminaPublisher unknown22 %120.243Open access, fee unknown
Journal of European Periodical StudiesGhent University38 %270.088Open access, fee unknown
ElpisUniwersytet w Białymstoku. Wydawnictwo30 %180.125Open access, fee unknown
Al-ʿUsur al-WustaColumbia University Libraries25 %250.135Open access, fee unknown
Rivista di diritto romanoPublisher unknown35 %330.084Open access, fee unknown
Wrocławski Rocznik Historii MówionejPublisher unknown32 %270.097Open access, fee unknown
Izvestiya of Saratov University History International RelationsSaratov State University23 %740.104Open access, fee unknown
Historia Slavorum OccidentisWydawnictwo Adam Marszałek31 %530.085Open access, fee unknown
Royal Studies JournalWinchester University Press50 %360.055Open access, fee unknown
Bogoslovska smotraUniversity of Zagreb26 %430.104Open access, fee unknown
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Litteraria PolonicaUniversity of Lodz Press21 %360.137Open access, fee unknown
Continuity and ChangeCambridge University Press24 %350.1148Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
Czasopismo Prawno-HistoryczneInstitute of History22 %460.1114Open access, fee unknown
Przeszłość Demograficzna PolskiUniversity of Szczecin34 %50.185Open access, fee unknown
Bogoslovni vestnikUniversity of Ljubljana20 %700.1011Open access, fee unknown
Scandinavian-Canadian StudiesUniversity of Alberta Library25 %130.155Open access, fee unknown
Studia theologicaPalacký University Olomouc27 %340.095Open access, fee unknown
Acta Historica TallinnensiaEstonian Academy Publishers20 %110.217Open access, fee unknown
Napis Pismo poświęcone literaturze okolicznościowej i użytkowejPublisher unknown36 %240.075Open access, fee unknown
LehahayerKsięgarna Akademicka40 %130.083Open access, fee unknown
Architectural HistoriesUbiquity Press26 %380.0915Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Early Modern StudiesFirenze University Press28 %170.1013Open access, fee unknown
Kyiv Historical StudiesBorys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University25 %380.094Open access, fee unknown
ABE JournalInstitut National d'Histoire de l'Art26 %260.109Open access, fee unknown
Archaeologia LituanaVilnius University Press22 %110.176Open access, fee unknown
Cuadernos del CEMYRUniversity of La Laguna24 %240.114Open access, fee unknown
HISTORICKÁ SOCIOLOGIECharles University20 %250.136Open access, fee unknown
Hitik International Journal of Catechists and Religious EducatorsReligious Educators Association of the Philippines, Inc.21 %50.252Open access, fee unknown
Acta ad archaeologiam et artium historiam pertinentiaUniversity of Oslo Library26 %160.1116Open access, fee unknown
Review of International American StudiesUniversity of Silesia in Katowice25 %310.094Open access, fee unknown
NaUKMA Research Papers HistoryNational University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy29 %160.092Open access, fee unknown
TMG Journal for Media HistoryNetherlands Institute for Sound and Vision22 %190.1213Open access, fee unknown
Ruch Biblijny i LiturgicznyPolskie Towarzystwo Teologiczne36 %80.1012Open access, fee unknown
AUC HISTORIA UNIVERSITATIS CAROLINAE PRAGENSISCharles University31 %350.073Open access, fee unknown
Zeszyty WiejskieUniversity of Lodz Press28 %260.084Open access, fee unknown
Studia Slavica et Balcanica PetropolitanaSaint Petersburg State University27 %220.095Open access, fee unknown
Quart.University of Wrocław33 %500.053Open access, fee unknown
Studia GeohistoricaPublisher unknown24 %90.147Open access, fee unknown
Revista española de derecho canónicoPontifical University of Salamanca31 %320.066Open access, fee unknown
IzdatelPublisher unknown32 %170.071Open access, fee unknown
MDCCC 1800Edizioni Ca’ Foscari23 %140.112Open access, fee unknown
Entsykpopedychnyi Visnyk Ukrainy [The Encyclopedia Herald of Ukraine]Publisher unknown25 %120.107Open access, fee unknown
Acta Academiae Artium VilnensisVilnius Academy of Arts22 %400.072Open access, fee unknown
Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication ResearchPublisher unknown24 %2 8710.0377Open access, fee unknown
The National Catholic Bioethics QuarterlyNational Catholic Bioethics Center21 %630.0719Subscription
Ennen ja nyt Historian tietosanomatHistoriallinen yhdistys39 %550.036Open access, fee unknown
Fasciculi Archaeologiae HistoricaeInstitute of Archeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences25 %120.096Open access, fee unknown
Prace HistoryczneWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego28 %430.055Open access, fee unknown
Krakowskie Pismo KresoweKsięgarna Akademicka29 %110.083Open access, fee unknown
Studia Ceranea Journal of the Waldemar Ceran Research Centre for the History and Culture of the Mediterranean Area and South-East EuropeUniversity of Lodz Press21 %370.078Open access, fee unknown

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Journals in CWTS Journal Indicators Core or the Directory of Open Access Journals that published at least 20 articles in the last five years, mostly in English. "In this field" is the share of a journal's articles that OpenAlex classifies in History. Citation rate is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness, an open measure similar to the journal impact factor. Fees are taken from OpenAlex and DOAJ and can be out of date: always check the journal's own website before you submit.