About the Journal

Mission

To disseminate and encourage the production of knowledge in the fields of theory of history, history of historiography and the like to foster an exchange of ideas and study results among researchers in these areas.

Focus and Scope

História da Historiografia strives to offer a space of convergence for increasing production, both in terms of volume and quality, in the field of historiography theory and history – hence the journal’s interinstitutional vocation. After all, it was thanks to a series of encounters over the years in different Brazilian cities that led to the realization that a reflective view of historiography is not as unusual as one may imagine. This reflective endeavor is obviously expressed in myriad ways, either through the philosophy of a more traditional history, or through what is most expected of it, that is, epistemological considerations on the role of historians and the different ways of writing history over the ages, in Brazil and in the West as a whole. The works herein are attempts to recall and elaborate the different motivations that led human beings to think and represent their lives historically. The history of historiography discussed herein goes beyond – though does not exclude – the historiographical debate that is indispensable in specialized discussion and research projects; the discussions will thus seek to exploit the richness of this particular field without isolating it from the wider discussion of which it is part.

History

The first issue of História da Historiografia was published in 2008, as the result of an interinstitutional partnership between the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) and Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Since 2010, the journal has been published by the Brazilian Society for History and Theory of Historiography (SBTHH).

Originally launched as a biannual journal, quarterly publications were initiated in 2012. In 2014, Digital Object Identifier (DOI) numbers were assigned to all its publications and História da Historiografia began relying on executive editors linked to Brazilian and foreign institutions, geared towards inserting the journal internationally. In 2019, the journal was incorporated into the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index.

In its first Qualis/Capes assessment, in 2010, História da Historiografia was classified as B2 in History. In the following evaluation, in 2012, it rose to the B1 level. Since 2013, the journal has been classified as A1 in both the CAPES and Scopus evaluation systems.

Up to 2019, História da Historiografia accepted the submission of reviews, interviews and historiographical texts and documents. Since then the journal started to focus exclusively original and review article publication, which now include authors’ ORCID numbers. As a result of the partnership with HH Magazine, the podcast História da Historiografia was lauched also in 2019.

In 2023, once again, the History of Historiography changed its periodicity to the continuous publication modality, in accordance with the criteria established by SciELO.

Edited exclusively online from the outset, História da Historiografia may be considered a milestone in consolidating the fields of the theory of history and the history of historiography in Brazil, as it mobilized associated researchers to create, promote and maintain a collective space for disciplinary dialog.

Periodicity

2008-2011: Every six months

2012-2022: Quarterly

2023-Present: Continuous publication

Procedural norms

Journal procedural norms