29 History and Philosophy of Science journals (Arts and Humanities) in ORBIT Tier 2 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 2: second quarter of Arts and Humanities by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isis | 0021-1753 | 175 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| The British Journal for the History of Science | 0007-0874 | 136 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Medical Writing | 2047-4806 | 95 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| The Journal of Transport History | 0022-5266 | 68 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Annales de Bretagne et des pays de l Ouest | 0399-0826 | 62 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Archives of Natural History | 0260-9541 | 62 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Nuncius | 0394-7394 | 61 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Italy |
| HOPOS The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science | 2152-5188 | 54 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal for the History of Astronomy | 0021-8286 | 54 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,51,599 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Intellectual History Review | 1749-6977 | 48 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| European Journal for the History of Medicine and Health | 2666-7703 | 46 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Artefact | 2273-0753 | 45 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| The reasoner | 1757-0522 | 37 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Earth Sciences History | 0736-623X | 36 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Christian Perspectives on Science and Technology | 2653-648X | 31 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| American Journal of Undergraduate Research | 1536-4585 | 28 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Histoire & Mesure | 0982-1783 | 27 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Cahiers d histoire de l aluminium | 0990-6908 | 25 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Techne. | 2736-7452 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Belgium |
| Annales de Démographie Historique | 0066-2062 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Logos | 0957-9656 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology | 1758-1206 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Physics in Perspective | 1422-6944 | 20 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,16,921 to publish | No | No | Switzerland |
| Journal of History | 0008-4107 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Canada |
| Cahiers François Viète | 1297-9112 | 17 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Crossroads of knowledge in early modern literature. | 2946-4455 | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Eswatini |
| Journal of Early Modern Studies | 2285-6382 | 15 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Romania |
| Aion : | 2996-9905 | 14 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | KSU |
| Journal for the History of Knowledge | 2632-282X | 14 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |