A history journal is an academic serial publication designed to present new scholarship on a historical subject, usually a subfield of

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

, with articles generally being subjected to

peer review Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

History and development

The historical journal, a forum where academic historians could exchange ideas and publish newly discovered information, came into being in the 19th century. The early journals were similar to those for the physical sciences, and were seen as a means for history to become more professional. Journals also helped historians to establish various historiographical approaches, the most notable example of which was ''Annales. Économies. Sociétés. Civilisations.'', a publication instrumental in establishing the Annales School. Some historical journals are as follows: *1839 ''

Messager des sciences historiques ''Messager des sciences historiques'', published in Ghent from 1839 to 1896, was the most important Belgian history journal of the 19th century. Most of the contents related to the history of the medieval Low Countries. The initial editorial team w ...

'' (Belgium)

Stefan Berger Stefan Berger (born 1964) is the Director of the Institute for Social Movements, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, and Chairman of the committee of the Library of the Ruhr Foundation. He is Professor of Social History at the Ruhr University. He sp ...

, "The Invention of European National Traditions in European Romanticism", in ''The Oxford History of Historical Writing'', vol. 4, edited by Stuart Macintyre, Juan Maiguashca and Attila Pók (Oxford University Press, 2011), p. 35. *1840 '' Historisk Tidsskrift'' (Denmark) *1859 ''

Historische Zeitschrift ''Historische Zeitschrift'', founded in 1859 by Heinrich von Sybel is considered to be the first and for a time the foremost historical journal. The creation of this journal inspired Gabriel Monod to found the French '' Revue historique'' in 1876. ...

'' (Germany) *1866 ''Archivum historicum'', later ''Historiallinen arkisto'' (Finland, published in Finnish) *1867 ''Századok'' (Hungary) *1871 ''

Historisk Tidsskrift (Norway) ''Historisk Tidsskrift'' is a Norwegian history journal. It was established in 1870 by Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae and Michael Birkeland. It is published quarterly by the Norwegian Historical Association The Norwegian Historical Association ( no, Den ...

'' *1876 ''Revue Historique'' (France) *1881 '' Historisk tidskrift'' (Sweden) *1886 ''

English Historical Review ''The English Historical Review'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that was established in 1886 and published by Oxford University Press (formerly Longman). It publishes articles on all aspects of history – British, European, and wo ...

'' (UK) *1895 ''

American Historical Review ''The American Historical Review'' is a quarterly academic history journal and the official publication of the American Historical Association. It targets readers interested in all periods and facets of history and has often been described as the ...

'' (USA) *1912 ''

History History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

'' *1914 ''

Mississippi Valley Historical Review ''The Journal of American History'' is the official academic journal of the Organization of American Historians. It covers the field of American history and was established in 1914 as the ''Mississippi Valley Historical Review'', the official jo ...

'' (renamed in 1964 the ''

Journal of American History ''The Journal of American History'' is the official academic journal of the Organization of American Historians. It covers the field of American history and was established in 1914 as the ''Mississippi Valley Historical Review'', the official jo ...

'') (USA) *1916 ''

The Journal of Negro History ''The Journal of African American History'', formerly ''The Journal of Negro History'' (1916–2001), is a quarterly academic journal covering African-American life and history. It was founded in 1916 by Carter G. Woodson. The journal is owned and ...

'' *1916 ''Historisk Tidskrift för Finland'' (Finland, published in Swedish) *1918 ''Hispanic American historical review'' *1928 ''

Scandia Scandza was described as a "great island" by Gothic-Byzantine historian Jordanes in his work ''Getica''. The island was located in the Arctic regions of the sea that surrounded the world. The location is usually identified with Scandinavia. Jor ...

'' (Sweden) *1929 '' Annales. Économies. Sociétés. Civilisations'' *1952 '' Past & present: a journal of historical studies'' (Great Britain) *1953 ''Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte'' (Germany) *1956 ''Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria'' (Nigeria) *1960 ''

Journal of African History ''The Journal of African History'' (JAH) is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal. It was established in 1960 and is published by Cambridge University Press. It was among the first specialist journals to be devoted to African history and arch ...

'' (Cambridge) *1960 '' Technology and culture: the international quarterly of the Society for the History of Technology'' (USA) *1975 ''Geschichte und Gesellschaft. Zeitschrift für historische Sozialwissenschaft'' (Germany) *1976 ''

Internationales Archiv für Sozialgeschichte der deutschen Literatur The ''Internationales Archiv für Sozialgeschichte der deutschen Literatur'' (IASL) () is an academic journal devoted to German studies, medieval through contemporary. Founded in 1976, it focuses on the relationship between literature and social ...

'' (Germany) *1976 ''Journal of Family History'' *1982 ''Storia della Storiografia — History of Historiography — Histoire de l'Historiographie — Geschichte der Geschichtsschreibung'

*1982 ''

Subaltern Studies The Subaltern Studies Group (SSG) or Subaltern Studies Collective is a group of South Asian scholars interested in the postcolonial and post-imperial societies. The term ''Subaltern Studies'' is sometimes also applied more broadly to others who sha ...

'' (Oxford University Press) *1986 ''Zeitschrift für Sozialgeschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts'', new title since 2003:
Sozial.Geschichte. Zeitschrift für historische Analyse des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts
' (Germany) *1990 ''Gender and history'' *1990 ''L'Homme. Zeitschrift für feministische Geschichtswissenschaft'

(Austria) *1990 ''Österreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften'' (ÖZG

*1992 ''

Women's History Review ''Women's History Review'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal of women's history published by Routledge. The editor-in-chief is June Purvis (University of Portsmouth) and Sharon Crozier-De Rosa is deputy editor. Abstracting and indexin ...

'' *1993 ''Historische Anthropologie'

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