Journal profile · History & Philosophy Of Science
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
ISSN 0022-5045 · eISSN 1468-4373 · Oxford University Press · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1946
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.39; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,448; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical History and Innovations, History of Science and Natural History and History of Science and Medicine, together about 43.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Started in 1946, the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences is internationally recognized as one of the top publications in its field. The journal's coverage is broad, publishing the latest original research on the written beginnings of medicine in all its aspects. When possible and appropriate, it focuses on what practitioners of the healing arts did or taught, and how their peers, as well as patients, received and interpreted their efforts. Subscribers include clinicians and hospital libraries, as well as academic and public historians.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): History & Philosophy Of Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities22.4%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities10.8%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities10.3%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities8.7%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology7.8%
- History of Medicine StudiesArts and Humanities5.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Medical History and ResearchArts and Humanities3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | 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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 679OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,205 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 51 | 19 | 35 |
| 2023 | 91 | 16 | 102 |
| 2022 | 42 | 3 | 55 |
| 2021 | 56 | 5 | 151 |
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)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,448 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1946
- ISSN
- 0022-5045
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-4373
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
What CAS zone is Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services / 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 Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.39; CiteScore 1, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,448.
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: .