The British Journal for the History of Science
Last updated ISSN 0007-0874
The British Journal for the History of Science is published by Cambridge University Press in arts and humanities. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,550.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The British Journal for the History of Science concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- History of Science and Natural History
- History of Science and Medicine
- Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies
- Australian Indigenous Culture and History
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- History and Developments in Astronomy
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Science and Climate Studies
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
Key facts
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0007-0874, 1474-001X |
| Subject area | Arts and Humanities |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,550 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Arts & Humanities Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 5,912 |
| Publishing since | 1962 |
| Journal website | journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=BJH |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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