Canadian bulletin of medical history = Bulletin canadien d'histoire de la médecine

Aims & Scope

The Canadian Bulletin of Medical History / Bulletin canadien d"histoire de la médecine is the official organ of the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine/ Société canadienne d"histoire de la médecine and is the primary outlet in Canada for refereed scholarship in the history of medicine.

This journal, published twice yearly, presents articles, notes, review articles, and book reviews in French and in English.

No aspect of the general field is excluded as a matter of policy, though the particular focus is on scholarship in Canadian medical history.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.123

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	19

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, 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.

• “Gambling in Canada—From Vice to Disease to Responsibility: A Negotiated History”

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Colin S, Garry J

• From Autonomy to Partial Alignment: National Malaria Programs in the Time of Global Eradication, Brazil, 1941–1961

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Gilberto

• Exercising Caution: The Production of Medical Knowledge about PhysicalExertion during Pregnancy

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Shannon

• International Health, the Early Cold War and Latin America

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Marcos

• “Victims of Vaccination?”: Opposition to Compulsory Immunization in Ontario, 1900–90

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Katherine

• Neighbours on Notice: National and Imperialist Interests in the American Public Health Association, 1872–1921

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Ana María, Anne-Emanuelle

• Poisoning the Spindle: Serendipity and Discovery of the Anti-Tumor Properties of the Vinca Alkaloids

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Jacalyn

• La médicalisation de la mère et de son enfant: L'exemple du Vietnam sous domination française, 1860–1939

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Laurence

• Perfect Subjects: Race, Tuberculosis, and the Qu’Appelle BCG Vaccine Trial

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Maureen

• A Rockefeller Foundation Health Primer for US-Occupied Nicaragua, 1914–1928

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Ligia María Peña, Steven

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