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Business History Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Business History in one click — DocuGuru applies the official Taylor & Francis template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Business History format

Business History is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Historical Economic and Social Studies, Corporate Finance and Governance, Australian History and Society.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Business History 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inHistorical Economic and Social Studies Corporate Finance and Governance Australian History and Society Management and Organizational Studies Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
ISSN0007-6791
Citation impact (2-yr)1.17
h-index74
i10-index981
Total citations36,002
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Reading
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Business History per year

32
2014
132
2015
79
2016
138
2017
123
2018
108
2019
122
2020
76
2021
81
2022
72
2023
104
2024
90
2025

Citation impact of Business History by publication year

320
2014
2.2K
2015
992
2016
1.7K
2017
1K
2018
798
2019
718
2020
483
2021
390
2022
226
2023
209
2024
63
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Business History

The evolution of business continuity management: A historical review of practices and drivers

Brahim Herbane · 1 Oct 2010

As a form of crisis management, business continuity management (BCM) has evolved since the 1970s in response to the technical and operational risks that threaten an organisation's recovery from hazards and interruptions. This paper examines the development of business practices related to crisis management alongside the emergence of legislation, regulations and standards (drivers) requiring organisations…

The Family Firm in Industrial Capitalism: International Perspectives on Hypotheses and History

Roy Church · 1 Oct 1993

This comparative analysis of the international literature on family firms takes A.D. Chandler's concept of ‘personal capitalism’, presented in Scale and Scope, as the theoretical frame of reference. The article focuses principally on Britain, particularly the thesis that large family firms were probably major contributors to national economic decline during the first half of the…

Business History template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Business History format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Business History template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Business History use?
Business History uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Business History 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Business History?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Business History document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Business History template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Business History format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Business History?
Business History is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Business History template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Business History PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Business History template (the interact class) that is ready to submit to Taylor & Francis, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Business History template cost?
You can start writing in the Business History template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Business History PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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