''Endeavour'' is a quarterly

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

academic journal published by Elsevier. It began as a scientific review publication published by

Imperial Chemical Industries Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was a British chemical company. It was, for much of its history, the largest manufacturer in Britain. It was formed by the merger of four leading British chemical companies in 1926. Its headquarters were at M ...

in 1942, and since has evolved into a scholarly journal covering the fields of history and philosophy of science, technology, and medicine. Its editor-in-chief is Don Opitz ( DePaul University).

History

The journal was established during World War II, releasing its first issue in January 1942. It began as a scientific review journal published by the public relations department of Imperial Chemical Industries, with support from the British government. It was initially published in English, French, German, and Spanish editions. It later added an Italian edition. Through the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, the journal was distributed to scientists and academic libraries around Europe in an effort to promote scientific internationalism. ICI continued to run the journal as its house technical publication until January 1977, when it became the property of Pergamon Press, a commercial publisher. Pergamon then started renumbering the volumes, starting with volume 1 in 1977. Elsevier acquired Pergamon Press in 1991 and has published the journal since. In the 1990s, ''Endeavour'' moved away from publishing scientific reviews and began to focus on the

history of science The history of science covers the development of science from ancient times to the present. It encompasses all three major branches of science: natural, social, and formal. Science's earliest roots can be traced to Ancient Egypt and Meso ...

. It is now commonly listed among journals in history,

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, and HPS.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by: According to the '' Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 0.500.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.journals.elsevier.com/endeavour Quarterly journals Elsevier academic journals History of science journals English-language journals Publications established in 1942 1942 establishments in the United Kingdom