Cliodynamics: The Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical History

Cliodynamics: The Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical History

http://escholarship.org/uc/irows_cliodynamics

Publisher:  University of California eScholarship Repository with support by the Institute for the Research on World Systems (IROWS) at the University of California, Riverside

Cliodynamics’ is a transdisciplinary area of research integrating historical macrosociology, economic history/cliometrics, mathematical modeling of long-term social processes, and the construction and analysis of historical databases. 

Cliodynamics: The Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical History is an international peer-reviewed web-based/free-access journal that will publish original articles advancing the state of theoretical knowledge in this discipline. ‘Theory’ in the broadest sense includes general principles that explain the functioning and dynamics of historical societies and models, usually formulated as mathematical equations or computer algorithms. It also has empirical content that deals with discovering general empirical patterns, determining empirical adequacy of key assumptions made by models, and testing theoretical predictions with the data from actual historical societies. A mature, or ‘developed theory,’ thus, integrates models with data; the main goal of Cliodynamics is to facilitate progress towards such theory in history.

Submission of both empirical and modeling articles is encouraged. We are particularly interested in articles that combine model development with empirical tests. However, the journal will also publish empirical papers that make explicit connections to general theories and modeling papers that are motivated by empirically observed patterns. 

Additionally, we publish databases (especially those focusing on time-series data) that can serve as testbeds for theories, methodological articles relevant to the issues described above, and critical commentaries on articles published in the journal and on general issues in theoretical and quantitative history.

Manuscript submission via online system.

Editor-in-Chief:

Peter Turchin
University of Connecticut

Email: Peter.Turchin@UConn.edu

Cliodynamics is available free of charge as an Open Access journal on the Internet.

Abstracts available online. Articles available in HTML and PDF format. 

Current Issue: Volume 1 No. 1 2010

Date: 30 March 2011