| AHR | American Historical Review | view |
| Alb | Albion | view |
| alt | alternate | view |
| Am Nep | American Neptune | view |
| AQ & DJ | Army Quarterly and Defence Journal | view |
| ASLIB | Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux | view |
| BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research | view |
| Can His Rev | Canadian Historical Review | view |
| Can J His | Canadian Journal of History | view |
| comp | Compiled by | view |
| DAI | Dissertation Abstracts International | view |
| EcHR | Economic History Review | view |
| ed | editor or edited by | view |
| EnHR | English Historical Review | view |
| His Res | Historical Research | view |
| His Tod | History Today | view |
| HisAHR | Hispanic American Historical Review | view |
| HJ | Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal) | view |
| IHR | International History Review | view |
| IJ Mar His | International Journal of Maritime History | view |
| IJ Nau Arch | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology | view |
| Intell & Nat Sec | Intelligence and National Security | view |
| intro | introduction | view |
| J Am His | Journal of American History | view |
| J Asian His | Journal of Asian History | view |
| J Cont His | Journal of Contemporary History | view |
| J Econ His | Journal of Economic History | view |
| J Mar Res | Journal for Maritime Research | view |
| J Mil His | Journal of Military History | view |
| J Mod His | Journal of Modern History | view |
| J Soc His | Journal of Social History | view |
| J Stra Stu | Journal of Strategic Studies | view |
| J Trans His | Journal of Transport History | view |
| J Wor His | Journal of World History | view |
| JBS | Journal of British Studies | view |
| JI & CH | Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History | view |
| JRUSI | Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute | view |
| JSAHR | Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research | view |
| Mil Aff | Military Affairs | view |
| MM | Mariner's Mirror | view |
| Nav Rev | Naval Review | view |
| Nel Dis | Nelson Dispatch | view |
| NHS | Naval History Symposium (USNA) | view |
| NIP | Naval Institute Press | view |
| NIP | Naval Institute Press | view |
| NMM | National Maritime Museum | view |
| Nor Mar | Northern Mariner | view |
| NWCR | Naval War College Review (US) | view |
| P & P | Past and Present | view |
| Pac His Rev | Pacific Historical Review | view |
| RAN | Royal Australian Navy | view |
| RFA | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | view |
| Traf Chron | Trafalgar Chronicle | view |
| trans | translated by | view |
| UP | University Press | view |
| USNIP | United States Naval Institute Press | view |
| Vic Stu | Victorian Studies | view |
| W&MQ | William and Mary Quarterly | view |
| War & Soc | War and Society | view |
| War in His | War in History | view |
| WSS | World Ship Society | view |