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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1976

ISSN1744-5213

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ 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

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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SJR Scorei

0.209

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.953

Total Worksi

1,425

Total Citationsi

10,461

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History & Philosophy Of Science; Neurosciences; History and Philosophy of Science; Neurology (clinical); Neuroscience (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,425

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1744-5213

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

230

2019

274

2020

141

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.

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ2

Neurology (clinical)Q4

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History & Philosophy Of ScienceNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Neurology (clinical)History and Philosophy of Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neurology and Historical StudiesHistory of Medicine StudiesHistory of Medical PracticeMental Health and PsychiatryHistorical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesMedical History and InnovationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAcademic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyNeuroscience, Education and Cognitive FunctionGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the History of the Neurosciences

Is Journal of the History of the Neurosciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the History of the Neurosciences: 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 Journal of the History of the Neurosciences?

Journal of the History of the Neurosciences 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 0.65.

Is Journal of the History of the Neurosciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the History of the Neurosciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the History of the Neurosciences?