Social History of Medicine
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)
Clarivate IF trend for Social History of Medicine
SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting
42 papers with at least that number of citations each
Aims & Scope
Social History of Medicine , the journal of the Society for the Social History of Medicine, is concerned with all aspects of health, illness, and medical treatment in the past. It is committed to publishing work on the social history of medicine from a variety of disciplines. The journal offers its readers substantive and lively articles on a variety of themes, critical assessments of archives and sources, conference reports, up-to-date information on research in progress, a discussion point on topics of current controversy and concern, review articles, and wide-ranging book reviews.
Special Issues
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HISTORY
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
HISTORY
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
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SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
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Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
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Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
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Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
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Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
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Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisSocial History of Medicine (acronym: shm, abbr: SOC HIST MED, ISSN: 0951-631X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Social Sciences, published by Oxford University Press in England since 1988. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.50, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.249 (Q1), an H-index of 42.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Tri-annual, an annual output of approximately 77 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,627 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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