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The Journal of Economic History Template

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About the The Journal of Economic History format

The Journal of Economic History is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Historical Economic and Social Studies, Economic Theory and Institutions, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, The Journal of Economic History 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inHistorical Economic and Social Studies Economic Theory and Institutions Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies American Constitutional Law and Politics American Environmental and Regional History
ISSN0022-0507
Citation impact (2-yr)2.01
h-index143
i10-index1,985
Total citations129,936
Top institutions publishing hereHarvard University Press
Journal websitejournals.cambridge.org
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Papers published in The Journal of Economic History per year

110
2014
109
2015
121
2016
108
2017
64
2018
91
2019
63
2020
64
2021
48
2022
57
2023
57
2024
59
2025

Citation impact of The Journal of Economic History by publication year

1.6K
2014
1.4K
2015
1.2K
2016
1.4K
2017
1.2K
2018
880
2019
600
2020
668
2021
512
2022
320
2023
208
2024
65
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in The Journal of Economic History

Constitutions and Commitment: The Evolution of Institutions Governing Public Choice in Seventeenth-Century England

Douglass C. North, Barry R. Weingast · 1 Dec 1989

The article studies the evolution of the constitutional arrangements in seventeenth-century England following the Glorious Revolution of 1688. It focuses on the relationship between institutions and the behavior of the government and interprets the institutional changes on the basis of the goals of the winners—secure property rights, protection of their wealth, and the elimination of…

5,313 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Catching Up, Forging Ahead, and Falling Behind

Moses Abramovitz · 1 Jun 1986

A widely entertained hypothesis holds that, in comparisons among countries, productivity growth rates tend to vary inversely with productivity levels. A century of experience in a group of presently industrialized countries supports this hypothesis and the convergence of productivity levels it implies. The rate of convergence, however, varied from period to period and showed marked…

3,504 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Creative Response in Economic History

Joseph A. Schumpeter · 1 Nov 1947

Economic historians and economic theorists can make an interesting and socially valuable journey together, if they will. It would be an investigation into the sadly neglected area of economic change. As anyone familiar with the history of economic thought will immediately recognize, practically all the economists of the nineteenth century and many of the twentieth…

1,788 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Reputation and Coalitions in Medieval Trade: Evidence on the Maghribi Traders

Avner Greif · 1 Dec 1989

This article examines the economic institution utilized during the eleventh century to facilitate complex trade characterized by asymmetric information and limited legal contract enforceability. The geniza documents are employed to present the “coalition”, an economic institution based upon a reputation mechanism utilized by Mediterranean traders to confront the organizational problem associated with the exchange relations…

1,442 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

The Journal of Economic History template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does The Journal of Economic History use?
The Journal of Economic History uses Numbered references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, The Journal of Economic History 12 (2023) 45–58.
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