About the Journal
Founded in 1952, Past & Present is widely acknowledged to be the liveliest and most stimulating historical journal in the English-speaking world. The journal offers:
- A wide variety of scholarly and original articles on historical, social and cultural change in all parts of the world.
- Four issues a year, each containing around seven major articles plus occasional debates and review essays.
- Challenging work by young historians as well as seminal articles by internationally regarded scholars.
- A range of articles that appeal to specialists and non-specialists, and communicate the results of the most recent historical research in a readable and lively form.
- A forum for debate, encouraging productive controversy.
- The examination of particular problems and periods as well as wider issues of historical change.
Impact Factor and Ranking
| Year | Impact Factor | Ssi: History |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.831 | 10 out of 100 |
| 2018 | 1.032 | 7 out of 89 |
| 2017 | 0.913 | 8 out of 89 |
| 2016 | 0.966 | 7 out of 87 |
| 2015 | 0.588 | 10 out of 87 |
| 2014 | 0.544 | 17 out of 87 |
| 2013 | 0.395 | 16 out of 72 |
| 2012 | 0.447 | 17 out of 69 |
| 2011 | 0.247 | 30 out of 55 |
| 2010 | 0.253 | 25 out of 43 |
| 2009 | 0.226 | 16 out of 31 |
| 2008 | 0.139 | 17 out of 22 |
| 2007 | 0.607 | 4 out of 17 |
| 2006 | 0.510 | 6 out of 16 |
This information is taken from the Journal Citation Reports (Source Clarivate, 2020), published annually as part of the Social Science Citation Index by ISI.
Abstracting and Indexing Services
Past and Present is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services:
America: History and Life
Arts and Humanities Citation Index®
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Expanded academic ASAP
Family Index Database
Geographical Abstracts
Historical Abstracts
History Study Center
Humanities Index/Abstracts/Full Text
IBSS
Info-South Abstracts
Infotrac
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Journal Citation Reports /Social Sciences Edition
Magazine Search
Newspaper & Periodicals Abstracts
Periodicals Index Online (PIO)
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Social Sciences Citation Index®
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The Left Index
The Standard Periodical Directory
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