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BJHS Themes is a collaborative venture between the British Society for the History of Science and Cambridge University Press aimed at establishing the first fully open access journal for the history of science community. It aims to publish open access, scholarly and engaging collections of history of science papers, which address provocative themes, and which will be free for readers and offer no financial barrier to publication for authors. Like its sister publication, British Journal for the History of Science, BJHS Themes is a journal of the British Society for the History of Science, a major learned society for its subject.

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The British Journal for the History of Science
  • ISSN: 0007-0874 (Print), 1474-001X (Online)
  • Frequency: 4 issues per year
Published for The British Society for the History of Science. This leading international journal publishes scholarly papers and review articles on all aspects of the history of science. History of science is interpreted widely to include medicine, technology and social studies of science. BJHS papers make important and lively contributions to scholarship and the journal has been an essential library resource for more than thirty years. It is also used extensively by historians and scholars in related fields. A substantial book review section is a central feature. There are four issues a year, comprising an annual volume of over 600 pages.
Title history
Currently known as:
The British Journal for the History of Science
Vol 1 (1962) onwards
ISSN: 0007-0874 (Print), 1474-001X (Online)

Formerly known as:
Bulletin of the British Society for the History of Science
Vol 1 (1949) - Vol 2 (1961)
ISSN: 0950-5636 (Print), 0950-5636 (Online)