History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences

pISSN: 0391-9714eISSN: 1742-6316• JCR: HIST PHIL LIFE SCISpringer NatureSwitzerland
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2026 Impact Factor

1.0

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

No change vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.0
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCESCIE, SSCI, AHCIQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Arts & Humanities

Ranked #622 in Arts & Humanities by impact factor and #207 among Q2 Arts & Humanities journals. This context helps compare History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences against journals publishing in the same field.

#622
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History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences publication trend

Published 243 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.0.

2026 vs 2025: -45
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Journal Details

Total Articles
872
H-Index
34
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$2,890 USD
Subject Areas
History and Philosophy of ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceSociology and Political Science

Article Volume

2022
72
2023
46
2024
48
2025
61
2026
16
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