Journal profile · HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Archives of Natural History
ISSN 0260-9541 · eISSN 1755-6260 · Edinburgh University Press · ENGLAND
Archives of Natural History: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.22; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Natural History is published by Edinburgh University Press and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History of Science and Natural History, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna and Australian Indigenous Culture and History, together about 32.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archives of Natural History is the journal of the Society for the History of Natural History, providing an avenue for the publication of research on the history and bibliography of natural history in its broadest sense. Published since 1943, articles cover topics such as botany, general biology, geology, palaeontology and zoology, the lives and work of naturalists and the institutions and societies to which they belong.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities18.4%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Australian Indigenous Culture and HistorySocial Sciences6.3%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities5.1%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.22LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,198 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 62 | 14 | 7 |
| 2024 | 67 | 38 | 14 |
| 2023 | 69 | 15 | 20 |
| 2022 | 69 | 3 | 60 |
| 2021 | 69 | 2 | 125 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0260-9541
- Electronic ISSN
- 1755-6260
- Society / sponsor
- Society for the History of Natural History
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Natural History
What CAS zone is Archives of Natural History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Natural History is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History & Philosophy Of Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Archives of Natural History?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.22; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Natural History?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Archives of Natural History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Natural History is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Archives of Natural History open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Natural History is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .