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Historical Records of Australian Science

CSIRO Publishing · Australia

ISSN0727-3061eISSN1448-5508

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.106

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.385

Total Worksi

811

Total Citationsi

2,068

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History & Philosophy Of Science; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Demography; History and Philosophy of Science; Human Factors and Ergonomics; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications811

Publisher OrgCSIRO Publishing

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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?

CSIRO Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0727-3061 / 1448-5508

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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

Citations received

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q4

DemographyQ4

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ4

Human Factors and ErgonomicsQ4

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History & Philosophy Of Science

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)DemographyHistory and Philosophy of ScienceHuman Factors and Ergonomics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Australian Indigenous Culture and HistoryHistory of Science and Natural HistoryHistory and Developments in AstronomyAustralian History and SocietyDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Historical Records of Australian Science

Is Historical Records of Australian Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Historical Records of Australian Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Historical Records of Australian Science?

Historical Records of Australian Science is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.36.

Is Historical Records of Australian Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Historical Records of Australian Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Historical Records of Australian Science?