Journal for the History of Astronomy
| Discipline | History of astronomy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | James Evans |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1970-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| 0.3 (2023) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. Hist. Astron. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0021-8286 (print) 1753-8556 (web) |
| LCCN | 73618135 |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ "Journal for the History of Astronomy". 2023 Journal Citation Reports (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate. 2024 – via Web of Science.
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