European Journal for the History of Medicine and Health

Aims & Scope

We are delighted to announce that the European Journal for the History of Medicine and Health has been transformed into a fully open access journal as of January 2025.

All articles from the very beginning of EHMH’s predecessor Gesnerus in 1943 up to the current and the coming issues are freely available online.

This includes original articles as well as book reviews and any other form of contribution.

No APC (article processing charges) are required.

In their effort to make EHMH freely available online, Brill, the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health and the Swiss Society for the History of Medicine and Sciences are supported by the Swiss Academy of Sciences, the Swiss Academy of Humanities, the Markus-Guggenheim-Schnurr Foundation for the History of Medicine and Sciences and several subscribing libraries.

The European Journal for the History of Medicine and Health (EHMH) is a double-blind peer-reviewed, international journal dedicated to all aspects of the history of medicine and health.

EHMH welcomes submissions from all regions and covering all eras of the history of medicine and health including social history, cultural history, history of ideas, material studies, science and technology studies, microstudies, ethnological and environmental approaches.

The journal publishes original articles, review articles, discussions, editorials, invited articles, book reviews, and regional or national focus articles on the history of medicine and health.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	22885

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	25

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.173

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

• History of Medicine in Eastern Europe: Sexual Medicine and Women’s Reproductive Health in Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Hungary

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Kateřina

• How Ethics Travels: The International Development of Research Ethics Committees in the Late Twentieth Century

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Noortje, Helena

• Florence Nightingale and Responsibility for Healthcare in the Home

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Richard, Jonathan Godshaw

• Regulating Research: The Origins and Institutionalization of Research Ethics Committees in Sweden

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Helena

• Dealing with Ethical Issues in Clinical Trials: The ussr in the Global Context

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Pavel, Alexander, Veronika

• The Institutionalization of Research Ethics Committees in Germany – International Integration or in the Shadow of Nuremberg?

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Matthis

• The Doctor-Patient Relationship in the Renaissance

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Michael

• The Missing Committees: Research Ethics in the Making in Switzerland

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Magaly

• “Bringing you the Best”: John Player & Sons, Cricket, and the Politics of Tobacco Sport Sponsorship in Britain, 1969–1986

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Daniel, Anna

• The ‘Greenlandization’ of Care: Disability in Postcolonial Greenland, 1950s–1980s

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Anna

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