Economic History Review

Economic History Review
Title	Economic History Review
Discipline	Economic history
Abbreviation	EHR
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Economic History Society
Country	United Kingdom
Frequency	Quarterly
History	1927–present

Economic History Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Economic History Society. Established in 1927, it has published scholarship on long-run financial, industrial, agricultural, demographic, and urban developments with contributions from scholars associated with University of Cambridge, London School of Economics, University of Oxford, Harvard University, and University of Chicago. The journal has shaped debates linked to figures and events such as John Maynard Keynes, Adam Smith, Industrial Revolution, Great Depression, and World War II through empirical and theoretical research.

History and founding

Founded in 1927 under the auspices of the Economic History Society, the journal emerged from interwar debates involving members of Royal Economic Society, British Academy, and academics influenced by work at Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. Early issues featured historians and economists who had engaged with topics connected to Napoleonic Wars, Enclosure Acts, Corn Laws, and comparative studies of United Kingdom and United States development. The formation followed intellectual exchanges with institutions such as Institute of Historical Research and drew on archival collections from National Archives (United Kingdom) and regional repositories like the Bodleian Library.

Scope and editorial policy

The journal's remit covers quantitative and qualitative research on subjects connected to historical processes: studies that examine data series related to Bank of England, East India Company, British Raj, Habsburg Monarchy, Ottoman Empire, and regional case studies such as Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, and Glasgow. Editorial policy emphasizes original archival work, cliometrics influenced by methodologies from scholars linked to University of Rochester and University of Pennsylvania, and interdisciplinarity drawing from contributors affiliated with Princeton University, Yale University, and Columbia University. Peer review is double-blind and follows standards promoted by organizations like the Committee on Publication Ethics and professional practices seen in journals associated with American Historical Association.

Publication and indexing

Published quarterly, the journal appears in indexes and abstracting services including Scopus, Web of Science, RePEc, and national bibliographies such as those managed by British Library. Back issues have been digitized in collaboration with platforms used by JSTOR and library consortia including Research Libraries UK. Special issues are released both in print and electronic formats with metadata registered in systems used by CrossRef and cataloged by university libraries at University College London and the University of Manchester Library.

Notable articles and special issues

The journal has printed influential articles engaging with paradigms linked to Kuznets Curve, Malthusian theory, and debates sparked by work on Great Divergence and Second Industrial Revolution. Notable pieces have revisited the roles of institutions such as the Bank of France, Deutsche Bundesbank, and Federal Reserve System in historical crises tied to Great Depression and 1973 oil crisis. Special issues have focussed on themes like global commodity histories involving East India Company, comparative urbanization centered on Paris, New York City, and technological change involving firms like Siemens and General Electric.

Impact and reception

Scholars from research centers including National Bureau of Economic Research, Centre for Economic Policy Research, and the Asia Research Institute have cited work from the journal in debates over long-run growth, colonial legacies such as those of the British Empire and Dutch East Indies, and demographic transitions exemplified by cases from Japan, China, and India. The journal’s influence is reflected in citations in monographs published by Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and in policy discussions referencing historical precedent from events like 1929 stock market crash and Suez Crisis.

Editors and editorial board

Editors have included eminent figures associated with London School of Economics and University of Cambridge; editorial board members have represented institutions such as University of Oxford, Harvard University, Princeton University, McGill University, University of Toronto, and Australian National University. Guest editors for special issues have been drawn from centers like the Institute for Advanced Study and the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History.

Awards and conferences

The journal sponsors and is featured at conferences organized by the Economic History Society, sessions at international meetings of the International Economic History Association, and workshops held at venues including All Souls College, Oxford and the Kennan Institute. Articles have won prizes awarded by the Economic History Society and have been recognized in awards connected to Royal Historical Society and academic honors from British Academy.

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