Journal profile · History & Philosophy Of Science
Bulletin of the history of medicine
ISSN 0007-5140 · eISSN 1086-3176 · Johns Hopkins University Press · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1939
Bulletin of the history of medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.61; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 46 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of the history of medicine is published by Johns Hopkins University Press and is in Zone 3 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 Medicine, Medical History and Innovations and Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices, together about 35.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A leading journal in its field for more than three quarters of a century, the Bulletin spans the social, cultural, and scientific aspects of the history of medicine worldwide. Every issue includes reviews of recent books on medical history. Recurring sections include Digital Humanities & Public History and Pedagogy. Bulletin of the History of Medicine is the official publication of the American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM) and the Johns Hopkins Institute of the History of Medicine.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): History & Philosophy Of Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities15.3%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities11.3%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology9.3%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities8.4%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities8%
- History of Medicine StudiesArts and Humanities7.9%
- Medical History and ResearchArts and Humanities6.3%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities5.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| 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 2 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.61LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 373OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,482 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 46 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 49 | 6 | 13 |
| 2023 | 68 | 6 | 48 |
| 2022 | 58 | 4 | 122 |
| 2021 | 72 | 6 | 94 |
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1939
- ISSN
- 0007-5140
- Electronic ISSN
- 1086-3176
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the history of medicine
What CAS zone is Bulletin of the history of medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of the history of medicine is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History & Philosophy Of Science / Health Care Sciences & Services. 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 Bulletin of the history of medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.61; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 53.
How long does peer review take at Bulletin of the history of medicine?
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 Bulletin of the history of medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of the history of medicine is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Bulletin of the history of medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of the history of medicine 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; 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: .