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The British Journal for the History of Science

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The British Journal for the History of Science
DisciplineHistory of Science
LanguageEnglish
Edited byDoctor Amanda Rees
Publication details
History1962–present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Br. J. Hist. Sci.
Indexing
ISSN0007-0874 (print)
1474-001X (web)
Links

The British Journal for the History of Science (a.k.a. BJHS) is an international academic journal published quarterly by Cambridge University Press in association with the British Society for the History of Science. It was founded under its present title in 1962 but was preceded by the Bulletin of the British Society for the History of Science which was itself founded in 1949. The journal publishes scholarly papers and reviews on all aspects of the history of science. The journal is currently edited by Doctor Amanda Rees, who works at York University.

Previous editors of BJHS[edit]

Amanda Rees (2019–present)

Charlotte Sleigh (2014-2019)

Jon Agar (2009-2014)

Simon Schaffer (2004-2009)

Crosbie Smith (2000-2004)

Janet Browne (1994-2000)

John Hedley Brooke (1989-1994)

David Knight (1982-1989)

Nicholas W. Fisher (1977-1982)

Robert Fox (1971-1977)

Maurice P. Crosland (1966-1971)

H. D. Anthony (1962-1966)

N. H. de V. Heathcote (editor of predecessor journal, Bulletin of the British Society for the History of Science)