| Discipline | History of astronomy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | James Evans |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1970-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| 0.3 (2023) | |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| ISO 4 | J. Hist. Astron. |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L | |
| ISSN | 0021-8286 (print) 1753-8556 (web) |
| LCCN | 73618135 |
| OCLC no. | 645363374 |
| Links | |
Journal for the History of Astronomy is a quarterlypeer-reviewedacademic journal that covers thehistory of astronomy from earliest times to the present, and in history in the service of astronomy. The journal's foundingeditor-in-chief was Michael Hoskin (Cambridge University)[1] and it is currently[when?] edited by James Evans (University of Puget Sound).[citation needed]
The journal was established in 1970 and was published by Science History Publications through to 2013, and since 2014 bySAGE Publishing. From 1979 to 2002,Archaeoastronomy was published as a supplement, but was incorporated in 2003.[1]
The journal is abstracted and indexed inScopus and theSocial Sciences Citation Index. According to theJournal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023impact factor of 0.3.[2]
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