Journal profile · HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History
ISSN 0823-2105 · eISSN 2371-0179 · University of Toronto Press
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History is published by University of Toronto 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 Medicine, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices, together about 35.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities12.6%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities11.6%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology11.2%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences9.4%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities8.5%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities7.2%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities6.1%
- Historical and Scientific StudiesMedicine5.7%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,605 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 56 | 1 | 57 |
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.
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
- University of Toronto Press
- ISSN
- 0823-2105
- Electronic ISSN
- 2371-0179
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Bulletin of Medical History
What CAS zone is Canadian Bulletin of Medical History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Bulletin of Medical 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.
Which databases index Canadian Bulletin of Medical History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Bulletin of Medical History is indexed in Scopus.
Is Canadian Bulletin of Medical History open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Bulletin of Medical 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; 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: .