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History and Theory Template

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About the History and Theory format

History and Theory is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Philosophy, History, and Historiography, Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, American Constitutional Law and Politics.

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

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Publishes research inPhilosophy, History, and Historiography Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy American Constitutional Law and Politics Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis European Political History Analysis
ISSN0018-2656
Citation impact (2-yr)0.43
h-index123
i10-index950
Total citations84,415
Article processing charge$3,090
Top institutions publishing hereWesleyan University
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in History and Theory per year

50
2014
50
2015
52
2016
55
2017
54
2018
55
2019
51
2020
57
2021
50
2022
48
2023
45
2024
51
2025

Citation impact of History and Theory by publication year

952
2014
478
2015
266
2016
331
2017
631
2018
190
2019
452
2020
291
2021
211
2022
196
2023
38
2024
8
2025

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

Most-cited papers in History and Theory

The Making of the English Working Class.

Neil J. Smelser, E. P. Thompson · 1 Jan 1966

Fifty years since first publication, E. P. revolutionary account of working-class culture and ideals is published in Penguin Modern Classics, with a new introduction by historian Michael Kenny. This classic and imaginative account of working-class society in its formative years, 1780 to 1832, revolutionized our understanding of English social history. E. P. Thompson shows how…

4,338 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Metahistory. The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Europe.

Jo hn S. Nelson, Hayden V. White · 1 Feb 1975

Since its initial publication in 1973, Hayden White's Metahistory has remained an essential book for understanding the nature of historical writing. In this classic work, White argues that a deep structural content lies beyond the surface level of historical texts. This latent poetic and linguistic content - which White dubs the metahistorical element - essentially…

2,668 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Futures Past: On the Semantics of Historical Time.

David Carr, Reinhart Koselleck, Keith Tribe · 1 May 1987

Introduction, by Keith TribePart I: On the Relation of Past and Future in Modern History Chapter 1 Modernity and the Planes of HistoricityChapter 2 Historia Magistra Vitae: The Dissolution of the Topos into the Perspective of a Modernized Historical ProcessChapter 3 Historical Criteria of the Modern Concept of RevolutionChapter 4 Historical Prognosis in Lorenz von…

2,104 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Political Unconscious. Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act.

Dominick LaCapra, Fredric Jameson · 1 Feb 1982

be obvious that no work in the area of narrative analysis can afford to ignore the fundamental contributions of Northrop Frye, the codifica tion by A. J. Greimas of the whole Formalist and semiotic traditions, the heritage of a certain Christian hermeneutics, and above all, the indispensable explorations by Freud of the logic of dreams,…

2,035 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

History and Theory template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the History and Theory format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the History and Theory template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Wiley format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does History and Theory use?
History and Theory uses Author–year (Chicago) 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." History and Theory 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to History and Theory?
No. DocuGuru generates the USG LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Wiley-ready History and Theory 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 History and Theory template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the History and Theory format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes History and Theory?
History and Theory is a multidisciplinary journal published by Wiley. DocuGuru's History and Theory template matches Wiley's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready History and Theory PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official History and Theory template (the USG class) that is ready to submit to Wiley, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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