Journal profile · HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Medizinhistorisches Journal
ISSN 0025-8431 · eISSN 1611-4477 · Franz Steiner Verlag
Medizinhistorisches Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medizinhistorisches Journal is published by Franz Steiner Verlag 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 Medical History and Research, European history and politics and Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices, together about 49.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (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
- Medical History and ResearchArts and Humanities26.3%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences12.5%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology11.1%
- German Social Sciences and HistorySocial Sciences7.3%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities4.2%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities3.8%
- Historical Medical Research and TreatmentsMedicine3.8%
- Psychoanalysis and Social CritiqueSocial Sciences2.8%
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 256 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 89 |
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
- Publisher
- Franz Steiner Verlag
- ISSN
- 0025-8431
- Electronic ISSN
- 1611-4477
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medizinhistorisches Journal
What CAS zone is Medizinhistorisches Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medizinhistorisches Journal 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 Medizinhistorisches Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medizinhistorisches Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Medizinhistorisches Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Medizinhistorisches Journal 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: .