About the Journal

Overview

Archives of the History and Philosophy of Medicine is a peer-reviewed scientific journal founded in 1924 on the initiative of Professor Adam Wrzosek. Over the years, the journal has changed its name, editors-in-chief and layout, but still remains one of the few scientific specialized titles published periodically in the field of history and philosophy of medicine. From the very beginning, the journal has become the most important Polish scientific journal on these subjects.
The journal is the organ of the Society for the History and Philosophy of Medicine and is currently published as an annual by Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing in Krakow.

Aims and Scope

The journal accepts papers on the history and philosophy of medicine in the form of:

  • original articles,
  • review papers,
  • case studies,
  • reports of congresses and conferences,
  • review articles and book reviews.

Submissions should not exceed 30 standardized pages, which is about 1 publishing sheet of text (approx. 40 000 characters with spaces).

Abstracting and Indexing Services

  • ERIH PLUS
  • Scopus (years 1985-1989 and 1991-2006)
  • Polish Ministry of Education and Science 2023 – 40 points
  • Index Copernicus Journal Master List  (ICV 2023 – 81.99)
  • Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Google Scholar
  • Crossref
  • Polish Medical Bibliography
  • Polish National Bibliography (PBN)
  • Bridge of Knowledge
  • Arianta
  • WorldCat

 

Archiving and Repository Policy

The electronic backup and preservation of access to the journal content are provided by the publisher. The journal content is also archived with the Polish National Library in Warsaw as a long-term preservation service. It might be deposited in institutional repositories if only an agreement with the publisher has been signed.

In case of self-archiving please look at the Copyright & Licensing section.

Revenue Sources & Advertising

The journal is financed in part by funds from publication fees charged to authors, and in part by funds raised by the Polish Society for the History and Philosophy of Medicine. A small amount of revenue is received from the sale of the paper version of the journal. The price of one issue is 100 PLN.
The journal does not provide for any advertisements in the volumes or on its website.