About the Journal
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.
Abstracting and Indexing Services
Social History of Medicine is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services:
ABC CLIO - America: History and Life
CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
English Historical Review
Historical Abstracts
IBZ (International Bibliography of Periodical Literature
IBR (International Bibliography of Book Reviews
International Medieval Bibliography
ISI: Research Alert, Current Contents
Medline/Index Medicus - History of Medicine
Periodicals Contents Index
PsycInfo (American Psychological Association)
Sociological Abstracts
Wise for Medicine
IMPACT FACTOR AND RANKING
| Year | Impact Factor | Si: History & Philosophy Of Science | Ssi: History & Philosophy Of Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.431 | 21 out of 41 | 17 out of 32 |
| 2007 | 0.809 | 6 out of 37 | 6 out of 29 |
| 2006 | 0.468 | 15 out of 35 | 13 out of 28 |
This information is taken from the Journal Citation Reports, published annually as part of the Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index by ISI.
