''Studies in History and Philosophy of Science'' is a series of three
peer-reviewed
academic journals published by
Elsevier. It was established in 1970 as a single journal, and was split into two sections–''Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A'' and ''Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics''–in 1995. In 1998, a third section, ''Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences'', was created. In January 2021, all three sections were merged back into Part A, ''Studies in History and Philosophy of Science''.
Part A
''Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A'' was established in 1970 and is published 7 times per year. It covers the philosophy and history of science. The
editor-in-chief is Darrell P. Rowbottom (
Lingnan University). According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2017
impact factor of 0.748.
Part B
''Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B'' was established in 1995 and covers the
philosophy of science as it pertains to
modern physics
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. The
editors-in-chief are
Dennis Dieks (
Utrecht University),
James Ladyman
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* King James (disambiguat ...
(
University of Bristol), and Wayne Myrvold (
University of Western Ontario). According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2016
impact factor of 0.382.
Part C
''Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C'' covers the history and philosophy of
biology and
biomedical science. It was established in 1998 and is published quarterly. The
editor-in-chief is Rachel A. Ankeny (
University of Adelaide).
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Academic journal series
Elsevier academic journals
Publications established in 1970
Philosophy of science journals