''War In History'' is a peer-reviewed

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that publishes papers in the field of

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. The journal's

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are Simon Ball (

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

), Mary Kathryn Barbier ( Mississippi State University), Phillips O’Brien (

University of Glasgow , image = UofG Coat of Arms.png , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of arms Flag , latin_name = Universitas Glasguensis , motto = la, Via, Veritas, Vita , ...

) and the late Dennis Showalter (

Colorado College Colorado College is a private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell in his daughter's memory. The college enrolls approxi ...

). It has been in publication since 1994 and is published by SAGE Publications.

Scope

''War in History'' takes the view that military history should be integrated into a broader definition of history. It is a journal that publishes articles on aspects of war such as economic, social, political and military with no set restriction regarding period. Articles include the study of naval forces, maritime power and air forces. It is published quarterly and is edited by Simon Ball (University of Leeds), Mary Kathryn Barbier (Mississippi State University), and Phillips O’Brien (University of Glasgow).

Abstracting and indexing

''War in History'' is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases:

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, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the ''

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'', its 2013

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is 0.237, ranking it 33rd out of the 72 journals in the 'History' category and 70th out of the 82 titles in the 'International Relations' category.

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* SAGE Publishing academic journals English-language journals Publications established in 1994 Military history journals Quarterly journals {{mil-stub