A guide to finding secondary historical sources. Details on using JSTOR, OneSearch, Google Scholar and other search engines. How to order materials via interlibrary loan. How to determine if a journal is both peer-reviewed and well-regarded.
Though the links above and below go to the Chicago quick guide - the full print Chicago Manual of Style is available for more complicated questions. These large print volumes can be found both at the Library Services Desk and in the Stacks.
Alphabetical and Ranked Lists of History Journals
Does your article come from a respected history journal?
Alphabetical Lists
You can check your journal against the following alphabetical lists of history journals from four well-regarded sources (JCR, SCJ, Historical Abstracts, and America: History & Life).
JCR - Journal Citation Reports - is a selective listing of high impact history journals.
JCR provides a list of 271 journals. (Link to the JCR website)
SJR - SCImago Journal Reports - is a larger list of journals from the field of history and related history disciplines.
SJR provides a list of roughly1400 journals. (Link to the SJR website)
Historical Abstracts provides a list of 2844 history journals and history magazines that focus on European and World history.
What are the most influential history journals?
Here are two lists of history journals (from JCR and SJR) that rank history journals by their impact on the world of research (based on number of times a journal article is cited).
The Chicago Manual of Style
History Journals (as listed by SJR)
History Journals (as listed by America: History & Life)
History Journals (as listed by Historical Abstracts)
