Ambix

Aims & Scope

Ambix is an internationally recognised, peer-reviewed quarterly journal devoted to publishing high-quality, original research and book reviews in the intellectual, social and cultural history of alchemy and chemistry.

It publishes studies, discussions, and primary sources relevant to the historical experience of all areas related to alchemy and chemistry covering all periods (ancient to modern) and geographical regions.

Ambix publishes individual papers, focused thematic sections and larger special issues (either single or double and usually guest-edited).

Topics covered by Ambix include, but are not limited to, interactions between alchemy and chemistry and other disciplines; chemical medicine and pharmacy; molecular sciences; practices allied to material, instrumental, institutional and visual cultures; environmental chemistry; the chemical industry; the appearance of alchemy and chemistry within popular culture; biographical and historiographical studies; and the study of issues related to gender, race, and colonial experience within the context of chemistry.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6
2024	0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.148

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24684

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	25

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Chemistry, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Chemist Breeders: The Research Schools of Liebig and Thomas Thomson

  Citation: 100

  Authors: J. B.

• Force, Active Principles, and Newton's Invisible Realm

  Citation: 64

  Authors: J. E.

• The Four Books of Pseudo-Democritus

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Matteo

• From the Library to the Laboratory and Back Again: Experiment as a Tool for Historians of Science

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Hjalmar, Lawrence M., H. Otto

• The Death of Vitalism and The Birth of Organic Chemistry: Wohler's Urea Synthesis and the Disciplinary Identity of Organic Chemistry

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Peter J.

• The Helmontian-Galenist Controversy in Restoration England

  Citation: 42

  Authors: P. M.

• Revisiting the Early History of Synthetic Polymers: Critiques and New Insights

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Seth C.

• Before and After<i>Silent Spring</i>: From Chemical Pesticides to Biological Control and Integrated Pest Management — Britain, 1945–1980

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Hannah

• Paracelsus and the Puritan Revolution

  Citation: 29

  Authors: P. M.

• Francis Bacon's Semi-Paracelsian Cosmology

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Graham

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