List of history journals
This list of history journals presents representative academic journals pertaining to the field of history and historiography. It includes scholarly journals listed by journal databases and professional associations such as: JSTOR, Project MUSE, the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, Questia and Goedeken, or are published by national or regional historical societies, or by major scholarly publishers. It does not include many of the world's 5000 journals devoted to local history or highly specialized topics. This list is a compilation and not one based on an exhaustive examination and judgment of quality.
General history
- The American Historical Review
- Annales. Histoire, Sciences sociales, in French
- Canadian Journal of History/Annales canadiennes d'histoire, all topics except Canada
- The English Historical Review
- The Historian, published for the history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta in the U.S.
- The Historian: the magazine for members of the Historical Association, UK
- The Historical Journal
- Historische Zeitschrift, German 1859
- History
- History Compass
- History: Reviews of New Books
- History Today, popular
- History Workshop Journal
- Journal of Interdisciplinary History
- Past & Present
- Radical History Review
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- Revue historique, French
- Rivista Storica Italiana
By period
Classical
- American Journal of Chinese Studies
- American Review of China Studies
- Antichthon
- Antiguo Oriente
- Bryn Mawr Classical Review
- – Revue d'Histoire Ancienne – Journal of Ancient History – Rivista di Storia Antica
- The Journal of Hellenic Studies
- New England Classical Journal
Modern and contemporary
- Eighteenth-Century Studies
- The Historical Journal
- Journal of Contemporary History
- The Journal of Modern History
Comparative and world
- Comparative Civilizations Review
- Comparative Studies in Society and History
- Journal of World History
- World History Bulletin
By region
Africa
- African Archaeological Review
- African Economic History
- African Historical Review
- Afrique & Histoire
- Heritage of Zimbabwe
- History in Africa
- International Journal of African Historical Studies
- The Journal of African History
- Journal of Modern African Studies
- Journal of Southern African Studies
- Rhodesiana
- South African Historical Journal
- ''Zaïre. Revue Congolaise—Congoleesch Tijdschrift, 1920–60
Egypt
- Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt
- Ostracon
- Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur
Asia
- Asian Survey
- Central Asian Survey
- Iranian Studies
- Journal of American-East Asian Relations
- Journal of Asian History
- Journal of the American Oriental Society
- Journal of Asian Studies
- Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
- Modern Asian Studies
East Asia
- American Journal of Chinese Studies, in English
- American Review of China Studies, in English
- Bulletin of the National Museum of Japanese History, in Japanese
- Central Asian Survey
- Chinese Historical Review
- Chinese Studies in History
- East Asian History
- Journal of Japanese Studies
- Journal of Modern Chinese History
- Korean Studies
- Late Imperial China
- Modern China: An International Journal of History and Social Science
- Monumenta Nipponica, Japanese studies
- Sino-Japanese Studies
- Social Science Japan Journal
- T'oung Pao: International Journal of Chinese Studies
South Asia
- Contemporary South Asia
- Indian Economic and Social History Review
- Indian Historical Review
- Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society
- Journal of History Jadavpur University
- South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies
- South Asia Research
Southeast Asia
- Brunei Museum Journal
- Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
- Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
- SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research
Australasia and Oceania
- Australian Cultural History
- Australian Historical Studies
- Australian Journal of Politics and History
- History Australia
- Journal of Australian Colonial History
- The Journal of Pacific History
- Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society
- New Zealand Journal of History
- NZ Legacy magazine - the official magazine of the New Zealand Federation of Historical Societies
- Oceania
Europe
- Contemporary European History
- European History Quarterly
- First World War Studies
- Historical Social Research
- Itinerario
- Journal of Modern European History
Middle Ages
- Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes
- Early Medieval Europe
- Journal of Medieval History
- The Medieval Review
- Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies
Ireland and Britain
- Albion
- Analecta Hibernica
- Anglo-Norman Studies
- Anglo-Saxon England
- Archivium Hibernicum
- Arthuriana
- Britain and the World, formerly British Scholar
- Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies
- Clogher Record
- Collectanea Hibernica
- Contemporary British History
- Current Archaeology
- Dublin Historical Record
- Eighteenth-Century Ireland
- Ériu
- The Irish Sword, formerly Journal of the Military History Society of Ireland
- Journal of British Studies
- Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society
- Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
- Journal of Scottish Historical Studies, formerly Scottish Economic and Social History
- Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy
- The Irish Genealogist
- The Scottish Historical Review
- Twentieth Century British History
- Studia Hibernica
- Victorian Studies
Regional or local
- Archaeologica Aeliana
- Archaeologia Cantiana
- Derbyshire Archaeological Journal
- Lincolnshire History and Archaeology
- Midlands History
- Morgannwg
- Northern History
- Oxoniensia
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- The London Journal
- Richmond History, Journal of the Richmond Local History Society
- Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society
- Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society
- Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
- Transactions of the Thoroton Society
- Surrey Archaeological Collections
- Southern History
Eastern Europe and Balkans
- Journal of Baltic Studies
- Journal of Modern Greek Studies
- Journal of Modern Russian History and Historiography
- Journal of Slavic Military Studies
- Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History
- Kwartalnik Historyczny
- The Polish Review
- The Romanian Journal of History and International Studies
- Russian History
- The Russian Review
- Russian Studies in History
Nordic Europe
- Historisk Tidskrift
- Historisk Tidsskrift
- Historisk Tidsskrift
- Saga
- Nordic Historical Review
- Scandinavian Journal of History
Western Europe
- Belgisch tijdschrift voor nieuwste geschiedenis-Revue belge d'histoire contemporaine
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- Bulletin for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies
- Central European History
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- French Colonial History
- French Historical Studies
- French History
- French Studies: A Quarterly Review
- German History
- German Studies Review
- Historische Zeitschrift
Latin America and the Caribbean
- The Americas: A Quarterly Review of Latin American History
- Anuario Colombiano de Historia Social y de la Cultura
- Colonial Latin American Review
- Hispanic American Historical Review
- Historia
- Journal of Latin American Studies
- Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos
- Revista Complutense de Historia de América
Middle East
- Arabic Sciences and Philosophy
- Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
- Iranian Studies Journal
- Jerusalem Quarterly
- Journal of Israeli History: Politics, Society, Culture
- Journal of Near Eastern Studies
- Journal of Palestine Studies
- Palestine Exploration Quarterly
United States and Canada
- The American Genealogist
- American Nineteenth Century History
- American Quarterly
- American Review of Canadian Studies
- Canada's History, Formerly The Beaver
- Canadian Historical Review, the major scholarly journal
- Civil War History
- The Journal of American History
- Journal of American Studies
- Journal of the Early Republic
- Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
- Pacific Historical Review
- Reviews in American History
- William and Mary Quarterly, pre-1815
Regions, states and provinces
- Acadiensis, covers Atlantic Canada
- Alberta history
- Arkansas Historical Quarterly
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- California History, formerly California Historical Quarterly and California Historical Society Quarterly
- Chicago History
- The Chronicles of Oklahoma
- Florida Historical Quarterly
- Georgia Historical Quarterly
- Historical Journal of Massachusetts
- Journal of Illinois History
- Indiana Magazine of History
- Journal of Southern History
- Journal of the Southwest
- Journal of the West
- The Kansas Historical Quarterly
- Manitoba History
- Maryland Historical Magazine
- Michigan Historical Review
- Middle West Review
- Minnesota History
- Missouri Historical Review
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- The New England Journal of History
- The New England Quarterly
- North Carolina Historical Review
- Northwest Ohio History
- Ohio History
- Ontario History
- Oregon Historical Quarterly
- Pacific Northwest Quarterly
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- Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
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- focus on Quebec
- Saskatchewan History
- Southwestern Historical Quarterly
- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
- Western Historical Quarterly
- Wisconsin Magazine of History
By topic
Archives
- American Archivist
- Archives
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Business, labor and economics
- African Economic History
- Agricultural History
- Agricultural History Review
- American Communist History
- Business History
- Business History Review
- Communisme
- Economic History Review
- Enterprise and Society
- Essays in Economic & Business History
- European Review of Economic History
- Financial History Review
- International Labor and Working Class History
- Journal of Economic History
- Journal of European Economic History
- Labor History
- Labour/Le Travail
- Twentieth Century Communism
- Vierteljahrschrift für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Demography and family
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- The History of the Family
- Journal of Family History: Studies in Family, Kinship and Demography
- Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth
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Education
- History of Education: Journal of the History of Education Society
- History of Education Quarterly
- Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education
Ethnic and racial studies
- Amerasia Journal: The National Interdisciplinary Journal of Scholarship, Criticism, and Literature on Asian and Pacific Americans
- American Jewish History
- Immigrants & Minorities: Historical Studies in Ethnicity, Migration and Diaspora
- Jewish Culture and History
- Journal of African American History, formerly The Journal of Negro History
- Journal of American Ethnic History
- Journal of Asian American Studies
Genocide
- Holocaust and Genocide Studies
- Journal of Genocide Research
- Humanity Journal
Ideas and historiography
- Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History
- Global Intellectual History
- History and Theory
- History of European Ideas
- Intellectual History Review
- Journal of the History of Ideas
- Modern Intellectual History
- Social Science History
International relations and diplomatic
- Diplomatic History
- The International History Review
- Journal of American-East Asian Relations
- Cold War History
- Journal of Cold War Studies
- Journal of Conflict Resolution
- Journal of Peace Research
- Prague Papers on the History of International Relations
- Relations internationales
Legal
- American Journal of Legal History
- Comparative Legal History
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- Journal of Legal History
- Quaderni fiorentini per la storia del pensiero giuridico moderno
- Rechtsgeschichte - Legal History
- Revista Chilena de Historia del Derecho
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- , Argentina
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- Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d'Histoire du Droit / The Legal History Review
- Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte
Maritime
- American Neptune
- The Great Circle
- International Journal of Maritime History
- Journal for Maritime Research
- Mariner's Mirror
- Northern Mariner
Media and books
- American Journalism: A Journal of Media History
- American Literary History
- Book History
- Film & History
- The Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television
- Huntington Library Quarterly
- Media History, formerly Studies in Newspaper and Periodical History
Military
- Journal of Medieval Military History
- Journal of Military History
- The Journal of Slavic Military Studies
- Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift, a publication by the Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr
- Vulcan: The International Journal for the Social History of Military Technology
- War in History
- War & Society
Politics and public policy
- American Communist History
- Congress and the Presidency
- The Journal of Legislative Studies
- Journal of Policy History
- Presidential Studies Quarterly
- The Public Historian
Religion
- American Jewish History
- Anglican & Episcopal History
- Anuario de Historia de la Iglesia, in Spanish
- Baptist History & Heritage Journal
- British Catholic History
- The Catholic Historical Review
- Church History
- History of Religions
- John Whitmer Historical Association Journal, on Mormons
- Journal of Ecclesiastical History
- Journal of Mormon History
- Journal of Religious History
- The Mennonite Quarterly Review
- Methodist History Journal
- Mormon Historical Studies
- Numen
- Revue d'Histoire Ecclésiastique, published in English, French, and German
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Science and technology
- Ambix
- Annals of Science
- The British Journal for the History of Science
- Bulletin of the History of Medicine
- Centaurus
- Early Science and Medicine
- Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences
- History and Technology
- IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
- Isis
- Journal for the History of Astronomy
- Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
- Notes and Records of the Royal Society
- Nursing History Review
- Osiris
- The Rutherford Journal
- Technology and Culture
Social
- Histoire sociale / Social History, Bilingual journal based in Canada
- Historical Social Research
- History of Intellectual Culture
- History Workshop Journal
- Journal of Social History
- Social Science History
Teaching and methods
- The History Teacher
- The Oral History Review
- Teaching History: A Journal of Methods
- American Educational History Journal
- Programming Historian
Urban
- Journal of Planning History
- Journal of Urban History
- Urban History
- Urban History Review - Revue d'histoire urbaine, focus on Canada
Women and gender studies
- Australian Feminist Studies
- Aspasia
- Feminist Studies
- Gender & History
- Journal of the History of Sexuality
- Journal of Women's History
- Lilith: A Feminist History Journal