Annals of Science , launched in 1936, publishes work on the history of science, technology and medicine, covering developments from classical antiquity to the late 20th century. The Journal has a global reach, both in terms of the work that it publishes, and also in terms of its readership. The editors particularly welcome submissions from authors in Asia, Africa and South America.
Each issue contains research articles, and a comprehensive book reviews section, including essay reviews on a group of books on a broader level. Articles are published in English and the Journal welcomes proposals for special issues on relevant topics.
The Editors and Publisher are committed to supporting early career researchers, and award an annual prize to the best submission from current doctoral students, or those awarded a doctorate in the past four years.
Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. The Editors are supported by an active international editorial board. All refereeing is double anonymized. Submissions can be made online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tasc
67 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
15 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
31% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Co-Editors: Jed Z. Buchwald - Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), USA Mordechai Feingold - Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), USA
Books for Review: Gideon Manning - Claremont Graduate University, USA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA
Editorial Board: R. G. W. Anderson - University of Cambridge, UK C. Burnett - Warburg Institute, University of London, UK David Cahan - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA W. Bernard Carlson - University of Virginia, USA O. Darrigol - CNRS: SPHere, Paris, France Nick Hopwood - University of Cambridge, UK Alexander R. Jones - Institute for the Study of the Ancient World,New York University, USA Sharon Kingsland - Johns Hopkins University, USA Ursula Klein - Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany Sachiko Kusukawa - University of Cambridge, UK Antoni Malet - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain Han Qi - Department of History, Zhejiang University China Jennifer M. Rampling - Princeton University, USA
Former Editors: H. Brown (1936-1974) D. McKie (1936-1967) H.W. Robinson (1936-1960) N.H. de V. Heathcote (1952-1947) W.A. Smeaton (1960-1965) F.W. Gibbs (1961-1965) T.I. Williams (1966-1973) R.E.W. Maddison (1966-1974) H.J. Sharlin (1969-1975) H. Kangro (1969-1972) I. Grattan-Guinness (1974-1981) G.L.E. Turner (1981-1998) T. Levere (1999-2014) R. Iliffe (2011-2019) D. Miller (2014-2019)
Abstracting and indexing
Annals of Science is abstracted and indexed in: Academic Keys Astrophysics Data System Australian Research Council ERA list 2015 Baidu Scholar Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) British Library Inside CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) Clarivate Analytics: Arts and Humanities Citation Index® Clarivate Analytics: Current Contents® / Arts & Humanities Clarivate Analytics: Current Bibliography of the History of Science Clarivate Analytics: Science Citation Index Expanded™ Clarivate Analytics: Social Sciences Citation Index® CNKI CNPIEC CnpLINKer Current Index to Statistics Danish Bibliometric Research Indicator (BFI) DTU Findit E-Lib Breman EBSCO - America: History and Life EBSCO - Historical Abstracts Education Research Abstracts Online Ei Compendex® Electronic Journals Library (EZB) Embase® ERIC/Current Index to Journals in Education European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH) Finnish Publication Forum (Julkaisufoorumi) Genamics JournalSeek Google Scholar History of Science, Technology and Medicine Database H W Wilson General Science Index IBR Online IBZ Online Iter JournalTOCs MathSciNet MEDLINE Microsoft Academic Modern Language Association Bibliography National Library of China Naver Academic New Jour Norwegian Register of Scientific Journals and Publishers Philosophy Documentation Centre Portico ProQuest (British) Humanities Index ProQuest Advanced Technologies and Aerospace ProQuest Biological Science Collection ProQuest Computer and Information Systems Abstracts ProQuest Environmental Science Collection ProQuest Periodicals Index Online Publons PubMed RILM Abstracts of Music Literature SciBase Scopus™ - click here for current CiteScore Studies on Women & Gender Abstracts Ulrich's Periodicals Directory Web of Science Wellcome Library WorldCat Local (OCLC) zbMath Zetoc
Open access
Annals of Science is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
Members of the following groups can receive an individual print subscription to Annals of Science at a special society member rate. Please see the subscribe page for details.
Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in our publications. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents (including the editor, any member of the editorial team or editorial board, and any guest editors), and our licensors, make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor & Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to, or arising out of the use of the Content. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions .
Ready to submit?
Start a new submission or continue a submission in progress
![Sample our Humanities journals, sign in here to start your FREE access for 14 days]({"type":"image" , "src" : "/sda/110812/Subject-Sample-2021-Humanities.jpg"})