Journal profile · HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Gesnerus-Swiss Journal of the History of Medicine and Sciences
ISSN 0016-9161 · Schwabe and Co. AG
Gesnerus-Swiss Journal of the History of Medicine and Sciences: subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gesnerus-Swiss Journal of the History of Medicine and Sciences is published by Schwabe and Co. AG. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History of Science and Medicine, History of Medicine Studies and Medical History and Innovations, together about 57.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and History and Philosophy of Science. (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 Humanities32.6%
- History of Medicine StudiesArts and Humanities13.9%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities11%
- Historical Philosophy and ScienceArts and Humanities9.1%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities4.7%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology4.4%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities3.5%
- Neurology and Historical StudiesNeuroscience2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History and Philosophy of Science | Q4 | 164/191 | 14th |
| Health (social science) | Q4 | 306/323 | 5th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,864 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 176 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
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
- Schwabe and Co. AG
- ISSN
- 0016-9161
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gesnerus-Swiss Journal of the History of Medicine and Sciences
Is Gesnerus-Swiss Journal of the History of Medicine and Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Gesnerus-Swiss Journal of the History of Medicine and Sciences 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: .