Top 10 Historical Economic and Social Studies Journals (2026 Ranking)

Explore the leading academic journals in Historical Economic and Social Studies. This list features high-impact publications ranked by their latest metrics, APC fees, and indexing status.

Highest Citation Rate Historical Economic and Social Studies Journal 2026

The highest citation rate historical economic and social studies journal currently in our catalog is The Journal of Economic History, with a 2026 OpenAlex Citation Rate of 2.10, published by Cambridge University Press. The ranked list below shows the full historical economic and social studies journal ranking by Citation Rate.

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Ranked List: Top Historical Economic and Social Studies Publications
#1
The Journal of Economic History
Cambridge University Press · ISSN: 0022-0507
CR: 2.10
#2
Business History
Taylor & Francis · ISSN: 0007-6791
CR: 1.09
#3
The Economic History Review
Wiley · ISSN: 0013-0117
CR: 0.77
#4
Journal of Historical Geography
Elsevier BV · ISSN: 0305-7488
CR: 0.66
#5
The Business History Review
Cambridge University Press · ISSN: 0007-6805
CR: 0.19
#6
Journal of Social History
Oxford University Press · ISSN: 0022-4529
CR: 0.06

All Journals in Historical Economic and Social Studies

Business History

Taylor & Francis

0007-6791 IF 1.09
Journal of Historical Geography

Elsevier BV

0305-7488 IF 0.66
Journal of Social History

Oxford University Press

0022-4529 IF 0.06
The Business History Review

Cambridge University Press

0007-6805 IF 0.19
The Economic History Review

Wiley

0013-0117 IF 0.77
The Journal of Economic History

Cambridge University Press

0022-0507 IF 2.10

Historical Economic and Social Studies Journals — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest citation rate historical economic and social studies journal in 2026?

The top-ranked historical economic and social studies journal on this page is the highest-impact-factor publication in our catalog for this field, sourced from our latest data refresh. Compare it with the rest of the ranked list above to see how citation rates distribute across this discipline.

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Are there open access historical economic and social studies journals with high citation rate?

Yes — historical economic and social studies titles flagged with the green Open Access badge above are both peer-reviewed and freely readable. Several are also DOAJ-listed and Scopus-indexed.

What does historical economic and social studies journal ranking mean?

The historical economic and social studies journal ranking on this page is by OpenAlex Citation Rate — the average citation count for articles published in the prior two years. Other ranking systems (CiteScore, SJR, OpenAlex Quartiles) apply different windows and weightings. Read what journal citation rate means »

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