About the Journal
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.
Impact factor and ranking
| Year | Impact Factor | Ssi: History & Philosophy Of Science | Si: Health Care Sciences & Services | Si: History & Philosophy Of Science |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.90 | 32 out of 104 | 151 out of 174 | 32 out of 104 |
| 2022 | 0.5 | 34 out of 48 | 105 out of 105 | 37 out of 62 |
| 2021 | 0.909 | 27 out of 48 | 108 out of 109 | 23 out of 62 |
| 2020 | 2.088 | 12 out of 48 | 85 out of 108 | 8 out of 68 |
| 2019 | 0.806 | 27 out of 48 | 99 out of 102 | 24 out of 63 |
| 2018 | 0.743 | 23 out of 46 | 95 out of 98 | 25 out of 62 |
| 2017 | 0.500 | 27 out of 44 | N/A | 13 out of 42 |
| 2016 | 0.444 | 27 out of 44 | 89 out of 90 | 30 out of 60 |
| 2015 | 0.400 | 27 out of 44 | 86 out of 87 | 34 out of 60 |
| 2014 | 0.579 | 17 out of 43 | 83 out of 89 | 21 out of 59 |
| 2013 | 0.686 | 13 out of 42 | 77 out of 85 | 14 out of 56 |
| 2012 | 0.897 | 10 out of 41 | 68 out of 82 | 11 out of 58 |
| 2011 | 0.714 | 10 out of 39 | 67 out of 76 | 13 out of 56 |
| 2010 | 0.400 | 22 out of 36 | 70 out of 71 | 23 out of 50 |
| 2009 | 0.742 | 10 out of 33 | 57 out of 69 | 13 out of 44 |
| 2008 | 0.893 | 5 out of 32 | 52 out of 62 | 7 out of 41 |
| 2007 | 0.630 | 8 out of 29 | 50 out of 57 | 10 out of 37 |
| 2006 | 0.897 | 4 out of 28 | 44 out of 56 | 5 out of 35 |
This information is taken from the Journal Citation Reports, published annually as part of the Social Science Citation Index by ISI.
Abstracting and Indexing Services
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences is covered by the following abstracting and indexing services:
America: History and Life
Arts and Humanities Citation Index®
Current Contents® /Clinical Medicine
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General Science Index
Historical Abstracts
History Study Center
Journal Citation Reports /Science Edition
Journal Citation Reports /Social Sciences Edition
PROQUEST DATABASE : Arts & Humanities Full Text
Periodicals Index Online (PIO)
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PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest 5000 International
PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Central
PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Health & Medical Complete
PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Health Management
PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest International Academic Research Library
PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Medical Library
PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Pharma Collection
PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Research Library
PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Science Journals
PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Wilson Databases
Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch®)
Social Sciences Citation Index®
Social Scisearch®
Social Services Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts
The Standard Periodical Directory
Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition
