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Journal for the History of Astronomy

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 1970

ISSN0021-8286eISSN1753-8556

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.196

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

3,220

Total Citations

11,524

2yr Mean Citedness

0.09

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Aims & Scope

Journal for the History of Astronomy was founded in 1970 and is the only journal devoted to the history of astronomy from earliest times to the present, and to history in the service of astronomy. Its subject matter extends to such allied fields as the history of the relevant branches of mathematics and physics, and the use of historical records in the service of astronomy.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,220

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0021-8286 / 1753-8556

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ4

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History & Philosophy Of Science

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Astronomy and AstrophysicsPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

History of Science and MedicineHistorical Astronomy and Related StudiesHistory and Developments in AstronomyDiverse Historical and Scientific StudiesHistorical and Architectural Studies