About the journal
The British Journal for the History of Science is a journal published by Cambridge University Press in United Kingdom. It is listed in MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0007-0874 · 1474-001X
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Access
- Not open access / not declared
- Official website
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=BJH
Index listings
- MEDLINE · 1965-01-01
- PUBMED · 2012-09-01
- Indexing
- MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- —
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
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Works in OpenAlex
5907
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
65
i10-index
607
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Editorial & policy6
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 10%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 45%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- BJHS
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 0144554
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Subject areas
- History of Science and Medicine
- History of Science and Natural History
- History of Science and Natural History
- History of Science and Natural History
- Historical Philosophy and Science
- History of Science and Medicine
- History of Science and Medicine
- Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies
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- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
- Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies
- Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Australian Indigenous Culture and History
- Australian Indigenous Culture and History
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- History and Developments in Astronomy
- History and Developments in Astronomy
- History and Developments in Astronomy
- Twentieth Century Scientific Developments
- Biographical and Historical Analysis
- History and Theory of Mathematics
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Science and Climate Studies
- Science and Climate Studies
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
- Medical History and Innovations
- Legal Cases and Commentary
- Legal Cases and Commentary
- Historical Philosophy and Science
- Historical Philosophy and Science
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- Evolution and Science Education
- Evolution and Science Education
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Historical and Literary Studies
- Historical and Literary Studies
- History of Medicine Studies
- Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
- History and Theory of Mathematics
- History and Theory of Mathematics
- History and advancements in chemistry
- Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
- Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books
- Medical History and Innovations
- Medical History and Innovations
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes
- Twentieth Century Scientific Developments
- Twentieth Century Scientific Developments
- History and advancements in chemistry
- History and advancements in chemistry
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Historical Economic and Social Studies
- Historical Economic and Social Studies
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Philosophy, Science, and History
- History of Medicine Studies
- History of Medicine Studies
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes
- Neurology and Historical Studies
- Evolution and Science Education
- Historical Medical Research and Treatments
- Medical History and Research
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