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Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences
Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by University of California Press.
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ISSN 0890-9997Verify ISSN ↗1533-8355Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: University of California Press
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1986–2007).
What is the impact factor of Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences?
Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences and what is its ISSN?
Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences is published by University of California Press. Its print ISSN is 0890-9997 and its online ISSN is 1533-8355.
Is Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences for 22 years, between 1986 and 2007. Coverage ended in 2007, 19 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 396 works and 5,315 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2007, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2007, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences has an h-index of 40 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences published 28 papers in 2007. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2007. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2007
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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