Journal profile · HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Asclepio-Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia
ISSN 0210-4466 · eISSN 1988-3102 · Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · Spain
Asclepio-Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 53 weeks (community reports); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asclepio-Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia is published by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 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 Medicine and Dermatology Studies History, Historical Studies in Science and History of Education in Spain, together about 37.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Asclepio. Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia es una revista científica publicada por el CSIC, editada en el Instituto de Historia del CCHS, consagrada especialmente a la ciencia española, europea e iberoamericana. Publica artículos originales sobre historia de la ciencia, haciéndose eco de las diversas corrientes historiográficas de la disciplina. Está dirigida a un público especializado en historia de la ciencia, pero también a científicos de diversa formación que puedan encontrar en la historia elementos de reflexión epistemológica y social en su quehacer profesional.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryMedicine15.5%
- Historical Studies in ScienceArts and Humanities14.3%
- History of Education in SpainArts and Humanities7.4%
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- History of Medicine and Tropical HealthArts and Humanities4.9%
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities4.1%
- Historical Studies on SpainArts and Humanities3.8%
- Psychology Research and BibliometricsPsychology3.6%
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
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: CWTS Leiden Ranking (Journal indicators), REDIB, Catálogo Latindex 2.0, Sello de Calidad de la FECYT, Journal Citation Reports, EigenFACTOR
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,106 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 4 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 5 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 20 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 25 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 37 |
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)
- about 53 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 53 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- dosieresAsclepio publica dosieres monográficos sobre temas relevantes para la disciplina.Length not stated
- dossierDossier [es] Presentación: Estrategias no academicistas de difusión de la eugenesiaLength not stated
- ensayo - reseñaEnsayo - Reseña [es] Cultura artesanal, navegación y democracia en AtenasLength not stated
- estudiosAsclepio publica estudios en forma de artículos de investigación original y novedosa.Length not stated
- reseñasReseñas [es] Thurner, Mark. The Museum of Babel. Meditations on the Metahistorical Turn in Museography.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability
Research data deposit policy Model summary
Política de depósito de datos de investigación
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
Se publican dos números anuales (en acceso abierto)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review and anti-plagiarism system Model summary
Todos los artículos recibidos se someterán a un proceso de doble revisión y sistema antiplagio.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0210-4466
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-3102
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asclepio-Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia
What CAS zone is Asclepio-Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asclepio-Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia 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 Asclepio-Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Asclepio-Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia?
Authors report an average review time of about 53 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Asclepio-Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: 5; Reference style: Chicago; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Asclepio-Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asclepio-Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asclepio-Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia open access, and what is the APC?
Asclepio-Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .