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Royal Society Publishing · United Kingdom

ISSN0035-9149eISSN1743-0178

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total53

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

0.229

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.958

Total Works

2,260

Total Citations

12,788

2yr Mean Citedness

0.39

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the history of science, technology, and medicine, with a particular emphasis on the development of scientific ideas, classification systems, and experimental methodologies. It examines the transformation of knowledge across different cultural and scientific contexts, the role of empirical expertise and technological innovation, and the social and political influences on scientific practice. The journal also explores the history of specific scientific disciplines, including natural history, astronomy, medicine, and optics, and investigates the use of visual representations and annotated texts in scientific discourse.

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⚡ 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 Published—

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,260

Publisher OrgRoyal Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

Royal Society Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0035-9149 / 1743-0178

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History & Philosophy Of Science

Scopus Categories

History and Philosophy of Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

History of Science and Natural HistoryHistory of Science and MedicineHistory and Developments in AstronomyHistorical Philosophy and ScienceHistorical and Literary Studies