Current History
| Discipline | World affairs |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Lindsay Shingler |
| Publication details | |
Former names | New York Times Current History of the European War; Current History & Forum |
| History | 1914–present |
| Publisher | University of California Press (United States) |
| Frequency | 9/year (2026) 6/year (2027) |
| 3.5 (2025) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Curr. Hist. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0011-3530 |
| OCLC no. | 875826836 |
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Current History is the oldest extant United States–based publication devoted exclusively to contemporary world affairs. The magazine was founded in 1914 by George Washington Ochs Oakes, brother of The New York Times' publisher Adolph Ochs, in order to provide detailed coverage of World War I. Current History was published by the New York Times Company from its founding until 1936. It was owned and published by members of the Redmond family from 1946 until 2020 with Daniel Mark Redmond serving as the last Redmond family member to serve as publisher..The journal has been published by University of California Press since September 2020.
For many years Current History was published monthly, from September through May. Seven issues each year were devoted to world regions (China and East Asia, Russia and Eurasia, the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, South Asia, and Africa); one issue coveredcurrent global trends; and one issue addressed a special theme such as climate change or global governance. The magazine followed this practice of devoting each issue to a single region or theme since 1953. Beginning in July 2026 the journal ended the organization of issues by region and began publishing just thematic issues. Beginning in 2027 the journal will publish 6 expanded issues per year instead of nine shorter issues per year.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2025 impact factor of 3.5, ranking it 45th out of 332 journals in the category "Political Science" and 18th out of 173 journals in the category "International Relations".