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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #16,562CAS 4区Hybrid

History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences

Abbreviation (ISO):HIST PHIL LIFE SCI
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.318•SCImago Rank: #16,562•Identifier (ISSN):0391-9714(Print)/1742-6316(Online)•Articles / Year: 74•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,747 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
21

21 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate6.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
74articles/year
57.14% Gold OA•98.11% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.452)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.205)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.873)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.75)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.559)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences is an interdisciplinary journal committed to providing an integrative approach to understanding the life sciences. It welcomes submissions from historians, philosophers, biologists, physicians, ethicists and scholars in the social studies of science. Contributors are expected to offer broad and interdisciplinary perspectives on the development of biology, biomedicine and related fields, especially as these perspectives illuminate the foundations, development, and/or implications of scientific practices and related developments. Submissions which are collaborative and feature different disciplinary approaches are especially encouraged, as are submissions written by senior and junior scholars (including graduate students).

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Philosophy94.2%Epistemology85.5%Philosophy of science69.9%Biology60.4%Philosophy of biology58.4%Physics56.7%Astronomy43.1%History of science41.1%History38.9%Sociology37.4%Medicine35.4%Political science34.3%Law33.6%Genetics31.1%Computer science30.7%Art30.4%Psychology26.9%Geography23.3%Archaeology21%Geology20.4%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #16,562Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1979-1980, 1982-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and Humanities
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.318

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
35

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.04

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,747 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations153
3-Year Documents126
Citable Documents120

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate50.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

HistoryQ1
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2
History and Philosophy of ScienceQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Philosophy
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Publication Language
Multi-Language
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
2014
Editorial Address
STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN, VILLA COMMUNALE, NAPOLI, ITALY, 80121
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIAHCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
JCRAHCI, SCIE, SSCI
30/111Q2
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
JCIAHCI, SCIE, SSCI
30/111Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—383
202516166
20241.64896
2023246114
20221.45272364
20211.2051281,199
20200.87355461
20190.7560413
20180.55958530
2017—49458
2016—35344
2015—47491
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences

WoS Q2
0123201820192020202120222023202420251.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30