Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History and Philosophy of Science
British Journal for the History of Mathematics
ISSN 2637-5451 · eISSN 2637-5494 · Taylor & Francis
British Journal for the History of Mathematics: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 91 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 23% (journal website); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British Journal for the History of Mathematics is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History and Theory of Mathematics, History of Science and Medicine and Historical Philosophy and Science, together about 39.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
British Journal for the History of Mathematics is a peer-reviewed international journal in the history of mathematics. It is the Official Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM), whose aims are to promote research into the history of mathematics and to encourage its use at all levels of mathematics education. British Journal for the History of Mathematics publishes original articles and reviews across the whole chronological range of the history of mathematics, with a particular focus on history of mathematics as social and cultural history. British Journal for the History of Mathematics is happy to receive short communications of around 1,000 words reporting on items of research that fall below the scope of a full-length article. Any queries should be addressed to the Editor.Proposals for special issues are encouraged, and should be discussed with the Editor. Peer Review Policy All manuscripts are subject to double-anonymized peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All submissions should be made online on Submission Portal. Publishing Ethics The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/ The Journal has an appeals and complaints policy which can be viewed here: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-appeals-and-complaints-from-authors/.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History and Philosophy of Science
Editor-in-chief Isobel FalconerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics25.5%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities7.7%
- Historical Philosophy and ScienceArts and Humanities6.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities5.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.8%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMathSciNetzbMATHPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, ABC CLIO America: History and Life, Baidu Scholar, British Education Index, British Library Inside, CnpLINKer, Danish Bibliometric Research Indicator (BFI), DTU Findit, E-lib Breman, EBSCO Databases, Education Research Abstracts Online, Electronic Journals Library (EZB), Finnish Publication Forum (Julkaisufoorumi), Genamics JournalSeek, Historical Abstracts, Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science, JournalTOCs, MathEduc Database, Microsoft Academic, Naver Academic, New Jour, NHN, Norwegian Register of Scientific Journals and Publishers, ProQuest (British) Humanities Index, ProQuest Technology Collection, Publons
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
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.11Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.46Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 32,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 205 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 25 | 13 | 8 |
| 2023 | 19 | 7 | 34 |
| 2022 | 24 | 8 | 67 |
| 2021 | 15 | 5 | 32 |
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
91 daysfirst decision after review
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 23%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 91 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- articleBritish Journal for the History of Mathematics publishes original articles and reviews across the whole chronological range of the history of mathematics, with …Length not stated
- reviewBritish Journal for the History of Mathematics publishes original articles and reviews across the whole chronological range of the history of mathematics, with …Length not stated
- short communicationtory of Mathematics is happy to receive short communications of around 1,000 words reporting on items of research that fall below the scope ofmain text ≤ 1,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
British Journal for the History of Mathematics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Model summary
All manuscripts are subject to double-anonymized peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2637-5451
- Electronic ISSN
- 2637-5494
- Society / sponsor
- British Society for the History of Mathematics
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British Journal for the History of Mathematics
What CAS zone is British Journal for the History of Mathematics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, British Journal for the History of Mathematics is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of British Journal for the History of Mathematics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 8.
How long does peer review take at British Journal for the History of Mathematics?
The publisher reports about 91 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 23%. 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 British Journal for the History of Mathematics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British Journal for the History of Mathematics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MathSciNet and zbMATH; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is British Journal for the History of Mathematics open access, and what is the APC?
British Journal for the History of Mathematics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .