this list of history journals presents representative academic journals pertaining to the field of history and historiography. it includes scholarly journals listed by journal databases and professional associations such as: jstor, project muse, the organization of american historians, the american historical association, questia and goedeken (2000), or are published by national or regional historical societies, or by major scholarly publishers (such as cambridge university press, oxford university press, the university of chicago press and taylor & francis). it does not include many of the world's 5000 journals devoted to local history or highly specialized topics. this list is a compilation and not one based on an exhaustive examination and judgment of quality.