Explorations in Economic History
{{Infobox journal
| title = Explorations in Economic History
| formernames = Explorations in Entrepreneurial History
| cover = Explorations in Economic History.gif
| editor = W.J. Collins, H.J. Voth
| discipline = Economic history
| abbreviation = Explor. Econ. Hist.
| publisher = Elsevier
| country =
| frequency = Quarterly
| history = 1949-1958, 1963-present
| impact = 2.259
| impact-year = 2020
| website = http://www.elsevier.com/locate/eeh
| link1 = http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00144983
| link1-name = Online access
| JSTOR =
| OCLC = 1568657
| LCCN = 75613248
| ISSN = 0014-4983
| ISSN2 = 0884-5425
| ISSN2label = Explorations in Entrepreneurial History
| eISSN =
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Explorations in Economic History is a peer-reviewed academic journal of quantitative economic history. It follows the quantitative or formal approaches that have been called cliometrics or the new economic history, applied to any place and time. These formal approaches apply mathematical economic theory, model building, and statistical estimation. It is published by Elsevier and the editors-in-chief are W.J. Collins (Vanderbilt University) and H.J. Voth (University of Zurich).
History
The journal was established in 1949 as Explorations in Entrepreneurial History, which was published until 1958. A second series was published starting in 1963, with volume numbering restarting at 1, and the journal obtained its current name in 1969.{{cite web |url=http://lccn.loc.gov/55003944 |publisher=Library of Congress |work=Library of Congress Catalog |title=Explorations in entrepreneurial history |accessdate=2014-01-26}}
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
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- AGRICOLA
- America: History and Life
- Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Geographical Abstracts
- RePEc
- Social Sciences Citation Index
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According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 2.259.{{cite book |year=2021 |chapter=Explorations in Economic History |title=2020 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Thomson Reuters |edition=Science |series=Web of Science |title-link=Journal Citation Reports }}
It is considered one of the best economic history journals along with the Journal of Economic History, Economic History Review and the European Review of Economic History.{{Cite journal |last1=Di Vaio |first1=Gianfranco |last2=Weisdorf |first2=Jacob Louis |date=2009-03-29 |title=Ranking economic history journals: a citation-based impact-adjusted analysis |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s11698-009-0039-y |journal=Cliometrica |language=en |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=1–17 |doi=10.1007/s11698-009-0039-y |s2cid=29373827 |issn=1863-2513}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.elsevier.com/locate/eeh}}
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Category:Economic history journals
Category:English-language journals