Journal profile
Circumscribere International Journal for the History of Science
ISSN 1980-7651 · Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo · Brazil
Circumscribere International Journal for the History of Science: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2022 (Volume 30): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Circumscribere International Journal for the History of Science is published by Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History of Science and Medicine, Historical Philosophy and Science and History of Science and Natural History, together about 49.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 1, Israel 1, Argentina 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities25.3%
- Historical Philosophy and ScienceArts and Humanities15.4%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities8.9%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- History of Medicine StudiesArts and Humanities4.5%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities4.1%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science3.8%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 140 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 21 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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-ND | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Original, unpublished work not under evaluation elsewhere. Model summary
The submission in original, has not been already published and is not being evaluated by any other journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Author identification removed from files (anonymized submission). Model summary
Identification of authorship was removed from the file and the option Properties in Microsoft Word.
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
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1980-7651
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30 (2022)
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Circumscribere International Journal for the History of Science
How long does peer review take at Circumscribere International Journal for the History of Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Circumscribere International Journal for the History of Science based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (1), Israel (1) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Circumscribere International Journal for the History of Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Circumscribere International Journal for the History of Science is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Circumscribere International Journal for the History of Science open access, and what is the APC?
Circumscribere International Journal for the History of Science 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .