Journal profile · HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE
ISSN 0019-5235 · eISSN 2454-9991 · Indian National Science Academy
INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; median 227 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE is published by Indian National Science Academy 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 Science and Medicine, Historical Astronomy and Related Studies and Indian and Buddhist Studies, together about 29.3% 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
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities11.3%
- Historical Astronomy and Related StudiesPhysics and Astronomy10.2%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities7.8%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences7.8%
- Indian History and PhilosophyArts and Humanities7.6%
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics6.6%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences6.3%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities3.7%
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 522 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 53 | 1 | 18 |
| 2024 | 36 | 2 | 22 |
| 2023 | 39 | 2 | 65 |
| 2022 | 37 | 3 | 61 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 | 29 |
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 Crossref · to
227 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 165 days – 329 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 263 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (88 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".
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
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
- Indian National Science Academy
- ISSN
- 0019-5235
- Electronic ISSN
- 2454-9991
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE
What CAS zone is INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF 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.
How long does peer review take at INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 227 days (interquartile range 165–329 days). 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 INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE open access, and what is the APC?
INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE 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: .