The predecessor of Journal of Historiography was Reference Materials of Chinese Historiography founded by Mr. Bai Shouyi in 1961. In 1979, Reference Materials of Chinese Historiography was reissued and renamed Materials of Historiography. In 1981, Materials of Historiography was officially named Journal of Historiography and published at home and abroad. The current editor-in-chief is Professor Yang Gongle. As a quarterly journal and a Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI) Source Journal, Journal of Historiography is distributed to 16 countries and regions in the world and has established academic exchanges with many historical research institutions in the world.