Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
Published by Oxford University Press
ISSN : 0022-5045 eISSN : 1468-4373
Abbreviation : J. Hist. Med. Allied Sci.
Aims & Scope
Started in 1946, the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences is internationally recognized as one of the top publications in its field.
The journal's coverage is broad, publishing the latest original research on the written beginnings of medicine in all its aspects.
When possible and appropriate, it focuses on what practitioners of the healing arts did or taught, and how their peers, as well as patients, received and interpreted their efforts.
Subscribers include clinicians and hospital libraries, as well as academic and public historians.
View Aims & ScopeMetrics & Ranking
Impact Factor
Year | Value |
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2025 | 0.4 |
2024 | 0.90 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
Year | Value |
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2024 | 0.180 |
Quartile
Year | Value |
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2024 | Q2 |
h-index
Year | Value |
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2024 | 35 |
Journal Rank
Year | Value |
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2024 | 22458 |
Journal Citation Indicator
Year | Value |
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2024 | 40 |
Impact Factor Trend
Abstracting & Indexing
Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.
Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and 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.
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An Alternative Cure: The Adoption and Survival of Bacteriophage Therapy in the USSR, 1922–1955
Citation: 107
Authors: Dmitriy
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The Origins, Development, and Passage of Medicare's Revolutionary Prospective Payment System
Citation: 79
Authors: R.
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Efficacy and Enlightenment: LSD Psychotherapy and the Drug Amendments of 1962
Citation: 72
Authors: M.
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Making the First Anti-Depressant: Amphetamine in American Medicine, 1929-1950
Citation: 71
Authors: N.
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A Plea for a “Behaviorist†Approach in Writing the History of Medicine
Citation: 64
Authors: ERWIN H.