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History of Science and Technology

Core Research Databases

Selected Journals

 

  • Archive for History of Exact Sciences - Contains peer-reviewed articles relating to the development of mathematics and quantitative methods and their relationship with physical sciences such as chemistry and biology.

  • Early Science and Medicine - A peer-reviewed journal featuring articles from scholars around the world studying the history of science, medicine, and technology in Western, Byzantine, and Arabic contexts prior to the 19th century.

  • Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences (2001-2007) - This journal covers the history of science from the 18th century to the present day, and includes articles on a wide range of scientific disciplines including physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, and geology. It features research papers, historiographical essays, and reviews.

  • Isis: A Journal of the History of Science Society - From the publisher: Since its inception in 1912, Isis has featured scholarly articles, research notes, and commentary on the history of science, medicine, and technology and their cultural influences. Review essays and book reviews on new contributions to the discipline are also included. An official publication of the History of Science Society, Isis is the oldest English-language journal in the field.

  • Journal for the History of Astronomy - Established in 1970, the Journal for the History of Astronomy features articles about the history astronomy from the earliest days of stargazing to the present along with articles about the cultural impact of the field.

  • Journal of the History of Biology - This peer-reviewed journal primarily features articles pertaining to the history of biology in the 19th and 20th centuries. According to the publisher, "the journal serves both the working biologist who needs a full understanding to the historical and philosophical bases of the field and the historian of biology interested in following developments in the biological sciences."

  • Osiris - From the publisher: Founded in 1936 by George Sarton, and re-launched by the History of Science Society in 1985, this annual thematic journal highlights recent research on significant themes in the history of science. Recent volumes of Osiris include Expertise: Practical Knowledge and the Early Modern State, Klima, Clio Meets Science: The Challenges of History, and Music, Sound, and the Laboratory.

  • Perspectives on Science : Historical, Philosophical, Social - As an interdisciplinary journal, Perspectives on Science features articles about science from historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives, with an emphasis on a synthesis of all three approaches.

  • Science in Context - Similar to Perspectives on Science, this peer-reviewed journal features articles on the history of science from scholars from a wide variety of academic backgrounds and has an emphasis on an interdisciplinary approach to the history of science.

  • Scientia Canadensis: Journal of the History of Canadian Science, Technology and Medicine - This is the journal of the Association for the History of Science and Technology in Canada. According to the publisher, the "journal welcomes articles that deal with the sociological dimensions of scientific research, research policies, techno-scientific controversies and the economics of innovation."

  • Technology and Culture - One of the most well-known academic journals in the field of the history of technology. According to the publisher, its subscribers include "scientists, engineers, anthropologists, sociologists, economists, museum curators, archivists, scholars, librarians, educators, and historians."