Health and History

Aims & Scope

Health and History is peer reviewed and carries high quality research papers on the history of medicine and health, book review essays and other matters of interest.

Some of the papers from the ANZSHM biennial conferences have been published in this journal.

Receipt of the journal forms part of the annual membership subscription and institutional subscriptions are also welcomed (please contact ANZSHM for information).

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

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 Colonial Medicine of Settler States: Comparing Histories of Indigenous Health

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Warwick

• Fear, Trust and Aborigines: The Historical Experience of State Institutions and Current Encounters in the Health System

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Leonie

• Introduction: Deinstitutionalisation in Australia and New Zealand

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Dolly, Catharine

• International Travel as Medical Research: Architecture and the Modern Hospital

  Citation: 15

  Authors:

• Isolated Cases? The History and Historiography of Australian Medical Research

  Citation: 14

  Authors:

• The Origins of Deinstitutionalisation in New Zealand

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Warwick

• Prisoners’ Bodies: Methods and Advances in Convict Medicine in the Transportation Era

  Citation: 13

  Authors:

• Civilian Legacies of Army Health

  Citation: 13

  Authors: John

• The Uses of Patient Records by Historians: Patterns, Possibilities and Perplexities

  Citation: 13

  Authors: John Harley

• Imperial Landscapes of Health: Place, Plants and People between India and Australia, 1800s–1900s

  Citation: 12

  Authors: