Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international Impact Factor 2026: 0.29

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At a glanceJournal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international is listed in ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024. Published by Brill, it has 615 published works, cited 3,673 times (h-index 30). Its impact factor* of 0.29 ranks it 246 of 426 in Law. 7% of its recent research articles name a funder, most often Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes. Papers by ScholarsColab mentors and the researchers we track appear here as soon as they publish in it. Data updated 22 October 2026.

Impact factor*0.29Rank 246 of 426 in Law IndexingESCIScopusJCR 2024Confirm on the official lists before you submit

RetractionsNoneNone on record under this name

01Impact factor

Impact factor of Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international (2026)

Impact factor (2-year)0.29calculated by ScholarsColab

Rank in category#246of 426 by citedness

h-index30

Papers published615cited 3,673 times

The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, calculated by ScholarsColab. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.

Rank in its subject categories

Lawrank 246 of 426 journals

Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.

Quartile of Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international

A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.

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02Funders

Who funds research published in Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international

Articles naming a funder7%of 44 recent articles

Funders named most often

Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes1

Friedrich Schiller University Jena1

Sciences Po Law School1

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft1

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Based on up to 200 research articles this journal published in the last 24 months. Not every article lists its funders, so the share can be lower than the real one. Updated: 29 October 2026.

03Indexing

Indexing of Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international

List	Status
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)	Not listed
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)	Not listed
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)	Not listed
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)	✓ Listed
Scopus	✓ Listed
Journal Citation Reports 2024	✓ Listed

ISSN: 1388-199X
eISSN: 1571-8050
Publisher: Brill all its journals →
Subjects: Law

From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor on this page is calculated by ScholarsColab (see how the impact factor works).

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04How to submit

How to submit to Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international

Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international accepts. You find it on the journal's website at Brill, usually under "For authors".
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05Reviewer comments

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06Same subject

Law journals with a similar impact factor*

The journals next to Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international when the 337 journals of Law in our data are ranked by impact factor*:

Rank	Journal	Impact factor*	Indexing	Open access
242	Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto	0.31	ESCI	Fully open access
243	Derechos y libertades: Revista de Filosofía del Derecho y derechos humanos	0.31	ESCI	Fully open access
244	The Cambridge Law Journal	0.30	SSCI	Subscription
245	Anuario Mexicano de Derecho Internacional	0.29	ESCI	Fully open access
247	Issues in Law & Medicine	0.29	SSCI	Subscription
248	Pravni vjesnik	0.28	ESCI	Fully open access
249	CES Derecho	0.28	ESCI	Some open access
250	International Journal of Parliamentary Studies	0.27	ESCI	Subscription

*Impact factor calculated by ScholarsColab (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.

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07Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the impact factor of Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international?

Based on ScholarsColab citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international is 0.29: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 0.29 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.

What is the h-index of Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international?

The h-index of Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international is 30 (October 2026): 30 of its papers have each been cited at least 30 times. Its i10-index is 93.

What is the quartile of Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international?

Is Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international indexed in Scopus?

Yes. Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international an SCIE journal?

Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international is listed in ESCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?

Yes. Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.

Does Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international offer an APC waiver?

Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international follows the policy of De Gruyter Brill: automatic 80% discount for World Bank low-income and 30% for lower-middle income countries. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.

Who funds research published in Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international?

7% of 44 recent research articles in Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international name a funder; the funders named most often are Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Sciences Po Law School.