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Bulletin of the History of Medicine

Johns Hopkins University Press · United States

ISSN1086-3176

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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

0.188

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

4,481

Total Citations

18,664

2yr Mean Citedness

0.10

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Bulletin of the History of Medicine publishes research on the history of health, medicine, and medical practices. Recent articles explore community health initiatives, the history of medical quackery, and the role of material culture and objects in understanding medical knowledge. The journal also features studies on the use of historical photographs in medical history, particularly in colonial and postcolonial contexts, and examines the intersection of race, colonialism, and medicine.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 54 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,481

Publisher OrgJohns Hopkins University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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?

Johns Hopkins University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1086-3176

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

HistoryQ2

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesHistory & Philosophy Of Science

Scopus Categories

HistoryNursing (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

History of Science and MedicineMedical History and InnovationsHistorical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesDiverse Historical and Scientific StudiesHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes