Journal profile · HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Historical Records of Australian Science
ISSN 0727-3061 · eISSN 1448-5508 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 2 issues per year · Founded 1966
Historical Records of Australian Science: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.19; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 85%; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historical Records of Australian Science is published by CSIRO Publishing 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 Australian Indigenous Culture and History, History of Science and Natural History and History and Developments in Astronomy, together about 65.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Historical Records of Australian Science records the history of science, pure and applied, in Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Ruth MorganPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Australian Indigenous Culture and HistorySocial Sciences34.6%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities24.5%
- History and Developments in AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy6.8%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences4.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences2.5%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities2.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2%
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
SCIEAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.19LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 83.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 818 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024 | 39 | 34 | 28 |
| 2023 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| 2022 | 29 | 19 | 50 |
| 2021 | 13 | 9 | 17 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 85%LetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted3
- biographical memoirBiographical MemoirLength not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- historical articleHistorical ArticleLength not stated
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
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 2 issues per year
- Founded
- 1966
- ISSN
- 0727-3061
- Electronic ISSN
- 1448-5508
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historical Records of Australian Science
What CAS zone is Historical Records of Australian Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Historical Records of Australian Science 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.
What is the impact factor of Historical Records of Australian Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.19; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at Historical Records of Australian Science?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “85%”. 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 Historical Records of Australian Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historical Records of Australian Science is indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Historical Records of Australian Science open access, and what is the APC?
Historical Records of Australian Science is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .