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Journal for the History of Astronomy

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Journal for the History of Astronomy
DisciplineHistory of astronomy
LanguageEnglish
Edited byJames Evans
Publication details
History1970-present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
0.3 (2023)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Hist. Astron.
Indexing
ISSN0021-8286 (print)
1753-8556 (web)
LCCN73618135
OCLC no.645363374
Links

Journal for the History of Astronomy is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the history of astronomy from earliest times to the present, and in history in the service of astronomy. The journal's founding editor-in-chief was Michael Hoskin (Cambridge University)[1] and it is currently[when?] edited by James Evans (University of Puget Sound).[citation needed]

History

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The journal was established in 1970 and was published by Science History Publications through to 2013, and since 2014 by SAGE Publishing. From 1979 to 2002, Archaeoastronomy was published as a supplement, but was incorporated in 2003.[1]

Abstracting and indexing

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The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 0.3.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Journal for the History of Astronomy, Journal for the History of Astronomy, 2014, Wikidata Q130251730, archived from the original on 14 October 2014
  2. ^ "Journal for the History of Astronomy". 2023 Journal Citation Reports (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate. 2024 – via Web of Science.
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