Journal for the History of Astronomy

Journal for the History of Astronomy
DisciplineHistory of astronomy
LanguageEnglish
Edited byJames Evans
Publication details
History1970-present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
0.3 (2023)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Hist. Astron.
Indexing
ISSN0021-8286 (print)
1753-8556 (web)
LCCN73618135
OCLC no.645363374
Links

Journal for the History of Astronomy is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the history of astronomy from earliest times to the present, and in history in the service of astronomy. The journal's founding editor-in-chief was Michael Hoskin (Cambridge University)[1] and it is currently[when?] edited by James Evans (University of Puget Sound).[citation needed]

History

The journal was established in 1970 and was published by Science History Publications through to 2013, and since 2014 by SAGE Publishing. From 1979 to 2002, Archaeoastronomy was published as a supplement, but was incorporated in 2003.[1]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 0.3.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Journal for the History of Astronomy, Journal for the History of Astronomy, 2014, Wikidata Q130251730, archived from the original on 14 October 2014
  2. ^ "Journal for the History of Astronomy". 2023 Journal Citation Reports (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate. 2024 – via Web of Science.


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