Journal profile · History & Philosophy Of Science
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
ISSN 0170-6233 · eISSN 1522-2365 · Wiley-VCH Verlag · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1978
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.42; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,460; review about 318 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte is published by Wiley-VCH Verlag and is in Zone 2 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are German Social Sciences and History, Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies and History of Science and Natural History, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte / History of Science and Humanities is devoted to the history of science in the broad German sense of the term “Wissenschaft”: The journal is open to national and international original articles on all areas of the history of science and humanities, and neighboring subjects and thereby strives to contribute to an integrated history that encompasses the natural sciences as well as the humanities and the social sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): History & Philosophy Of Science
Editor-in-chief Kärin NickelsenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German Social Sciences and HistorySocial Sciences9.1%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities8.8%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities8%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities7.2%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences6.4%
- Medical History and ResearchArts and Humanities5.9%
- Libraries and Information ServicesArts and Humanities5.4%
- Historical Studies in ScienceArts and Humanities4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedMathSciNetzbMATHPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 0.42LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 73.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 18Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 47,610Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,625 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 14 | 2 |
| 2025 | 27 | 20 | 4 |
| 2024 | 29 | 24 | 12 |
| 2023 | 29 | 26 | 18 |
| 2022 | 51 | 29 | 170 |
| 2021 | 33 | 16 | 97 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
318 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports over 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 318 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,460 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,330 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional, 2
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- original articleOriginal ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
AI use must be disclosed per Wiley guidelines Model summary
If you used any AI-assisted technologies, you must comply with Wiley’s guidelines regarding the use of artificial intelligence (see https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/publish/article/ai-guidelines/). You must disclose exactly what you used and how you used it.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Copyright transfer agreement; open access options available Model summary
In a separate message, the publisher will also ask you to sign a Copyright Transfer Agreement and offer open access options (if your contribution is not anyway covered by an open access agreement with your institution or country).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The peer-review process of Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte / History of Science and Humanities is double blind.
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
- Wiley-VCH Verlag
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0170-6233
- Electronic ISSN
- 1522-2365
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
What CAS zone is Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History & Philosophy Of Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.42; CiteScore 1, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte?
The publisher reports about 318 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 45% (2025). 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 Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Chicago; Suggested reviewers: Optional, 2; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, MathSciNet and zbMATH; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte open access, and what is the APC?
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,460.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .