Journal profile · HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Historia Ciencias Saude-Manguinhos
ISSN 0104-5970 · eISSN 1678-4758 · Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz · Brazil
Historia Ciencias Saude-Manguinhos: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 154 days to acceptance (53 articles, last 24 months); 76 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historia Ciencias Saude-Manguinhos is published by Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz 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 Medicine and Tropical Health, Health, Nursing, Elderly Care and Science and Science Education, together about 40.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
História, Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos publishes texts that address topics in health and life sciences from a historical perspective, encompassing various fields related to health practices and the production of knowledge in its social, political, and cultural dimensions. The journal also publishes articles on the communication of science and the preservation and management of cultural heritage in the realm of science and health.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Gabriel LopesPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History of Medicine and Tropical HealthArts and Humanities20.8%
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions12.2%
- Science and Science EducationSocial Sciences7.9%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology5.4%
- History of Colonial BrazilSocial Sciences4.7%
- Sociology and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences4.5%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science3.8%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences3.5%
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)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedSciELOPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Latindex, Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 520OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,847 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
| 2025 | 76 | 76 | 4 |
| 2024 | 91 | 91 | 31 |
| 2023 | 95 | 95 | 87 |
| 2022 | 90 | 90 | 158 |
| 2021 | 110 | 110 | 400 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
154 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 112 days – 200 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 375 days (46 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 513 days
- Sample
- 53 articles with submission and acceptance dates (94 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 53 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 53 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial review, Double anonymous peer review, Open peer review, Single anonymous 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving
- AI use Use of artificial intelligence
História, Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos allows the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, as long as they are used ethically and ensure the integrity of the research. These tools may be used as a supplement in the process of drafting the article, but not as a substitute; AI tools can assist in bibliographic research, in revising the text, and in improving titles and abstracts. AI cannot replace…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship and collaborations
For the Historiographic Review section, authors must hold a doctoral degree. For other sections, manuscripts will be accepted from those with doctorates and doctoral students; authors with only a master's degree must submit together with a co-author who holds a doctorate.História, Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos follows the recommendation of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICM…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Authors of manuscripts submitted to História, Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos must indicate whether there was any conflict of interest in conducting their research. Conflicts of interest may be personal, commercial, political, academic, financial, or other. If there is no conflict of interest, authors should state the following: “There was no conflict of interest in this study.” Manuscripts are not r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics Model summary
História, Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos está comprometida em manter e incentivar um comportamento ético nas práticas que norteiam a pesquisa e a publicação científica.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open Access Model summary
História, Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos follows the open access model, allowing virtual access without restrictions (including financial restrictions) to all the scientific texts published by the journal.Open access allows the copyright owners of scholarly research to let third parties have rights through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY). This license provides free and immediate…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Evaluation of submissions differs, depending on the sections to which the manuscript has been submitted. The preliminary evaluation consists of:Verifying compliance with formal requirements for submissions and for the section in question. Manuscripts that do not comply with these requirements will be rejected (desk reject).Verifying whether the manuscript complies with the journal's scope. Manuscr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Using plagiarism detection software
História, Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos does not tolerate plagiarism in submitted manuscripts. Texts sent to the journal will be submitted to plagiarism detection software.Manuscripts are submitted to plagiarism detection at least once prior to their approval. If any similarity is detected that requires clarification, the author(s) will be given a deadline to respond to the questions raised. The Ed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints Model summary
Em consonância com a disseminação aberta do conhecimento, a partir de 2021, História, Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos passou a aceitar a submissão de artigos provenientes de servidores de preprints confiáveis que cumpram critérios reconhecidos academicamente, como os de SciELO Preprints, SocArXiv, Zenodo. Tais critérios incluem: depósito de artigos que comunicam resultados de pesquisas, revisões e en…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving Model summary
A revista História, Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos incentiva que seus autores/as depositem seu texto em repositórios institucionais e o divulguem em mídias sociais, pessoais ou acadêmicas.
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
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0104-5970
- Electronic ISSN
- 1678-4758
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historia Ciencias Saude-Manguinhos
What CAS zone is Historia Ciencias Saude-Manguinhos in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Historia Ciencias Saude-Manguinhos 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.
How long does peer review take at Historia Ciencias Saude-Manguinhos?
Based on the dates recorded on 53 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 154 days (interquartile range 112–200 days); authors report an average review time of about 53 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.
Which databases index Historia Ciencias Saude-Manguinhos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historia Ciencias Saude-Manguinhos is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Historia Ciencias Saude-Manguinhos open access, and what is the APC?
Historia Ciencias Saude-Manguinhos 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, Publisher website; 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: .