Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History and Philosophy of Science
Perspectives on Science
ISSN 1063-6145 · eISSN 1530-9274 · MIT Press
Perspectives on Science: subscription journal; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Perspectives on Science is published by MIT Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophy and History of Science, Philosophy, Science, and History and History of Science and Medicine, together about 47% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Perspectives on Science publishes science studies that integrates historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives. Its interdisciplinary approach is intended to foster a more comprehensive understanding of the sciences and the contexts in which they develop. Each issue of Perspectives on Science offers a selection of theoretical essays, case studies and review essays.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History and Philosophy of Science
Editor-in-chief William Mark GoodwinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities22.4%
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities12.4%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities12.2%
- Historical Philosophy and ScienceArts and Humanities11.5%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities4.4%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities3.8%
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtArts and Humanities3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History and Philosophy of Science | Q1 | 32/254 | 87th |
| Multidisciplinary | Q2 | 66/223 | 70th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google ScholarPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 321OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 925 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 2 | 624 |
| 2025 | 21 | 4 | 798 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 972 |
| 2023 | 38 | 20 | 739 |
| 2022 | 42 | 17 | 883 |
| 2021 | 53 | 17 | 768 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access
- AI use
No content may be used to train AI systems without written permission from the MIT Press. Model summary
No content on this site may be used to train artificial intelligence systems without permission in writing from the MIT Press.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Articles
Uncertainty and Planning: Cities, Technologies and Public Decision-Making The Politics of Carnap’s Non-Cognitivism and the Scientific World-Conception of Left-Wing Logical Empiricism Multiple Historic Trajectories Generate Multiplicity in the Concept of Validity Biological Control Variously Materialized: Modeling, Experimentation and Exploration in Multiple Media
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.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to Perspectives on Science
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Philosophy and History of Science, Philosophy, Science, and History.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Submission rules
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- ISSN
- 1063-6145
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-9274
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Perspectives on Science
Which databases index Perspectives on Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Perspectives on Science is indexed in Scopus.
Is Perspectives on Science open access, and what is the APC?
Perspectives on 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, 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: .