Journal profile · HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Health and History
ISSN 1442-1771 · eISSN 1839-3314
Health and History: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health and History 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 Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices, Australian History and Society and Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes, together about 41% of its articles. (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
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology15.5%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences13.7%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities11.8%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities7.5%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine5.8%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities5.1%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Australian Indigenous Culture and HistorySocial Sciences2.9%
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
ESCILetPub
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
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,288 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 31 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 31 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 47 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 45 | 2 | 20 |
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
- ISSN
- 1442-1771
- Electronic ISSN
- 1839-3314
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health and History
What CAS zone is Health and History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Health and 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 Health and History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health and History is indexed in ESCI.
Is Health and History open access, and what is the APC?
Health and 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .