Journal of the History of Biology

pISSN: 0022-5010eISSN: 1573-0387• JCR: J HIST BIOLSpringer Science+Business MediaNetherlands
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2026 Impact Factor

0.7

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.1 (+16.7%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    0.7
  2. Metric year 2024

    0.6

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
BIOLOGYSCIEQ4
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCESCIE, SSCI, AHCIQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Journal of the History of Biology current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Arts & Humanities

Ranked #901 in Arts & Humanities by impact factor and #237 among Q2 Arts & Humanities journals. This context helps compare Journal of the History of Biology against journals publishing in the same field.

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Journal of the History of Biology publication trend

Published 184 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 0.7.

2026 vs 2025: -46
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Journal Details

Total Articles
1,586
H-Index
73
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$2,790 USD
Subject Areas
History and Philosophy of ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceHistory and Philosophy of Science

Article Volume

2022
34
2023
59
2024
43
2025
47
2026
1
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