The British Journal for the History of Science (BJHS) is the journal of the British Society for the History of Science, the major national body for this subject in Britain. One of the premier journals in the field, it publishes high quality papers and review articles in all aspects of the history of science. There are four issues per year comprising an annual volume of around 750 pages. BJHS also includes a book review section. Thematic issues are also published on important problems or topics.
Contributions are very welcome. They should be sent to the BJHS Editorial Assistant, email bjhs.assistant@bshs.org.uk. They are considered on the understanding that they are unpublished and are not on offer to another journal. Contributions should be submitted as an email attachment, in MS Word format. Please be sure to follow all instructions carefully as failure to do so may impair the Editor’s and Publisher’s ability to treat the submission in a timely fashion. Article length should not ordinarily exceed 10,000 words, including endnotes and references, except by special prior arrangement with the editor.
Authors accepted for publication will be asked to submit their accepted manuscript through the journal's online submission site. Joint contributors should note that proofs will be sent to the first named author unless the Editor is otherwise informed.
Informal editorial enquiries (not submissions) may be sent to the BJHS Editor, Prof. Amanda Rees, Department of Sociology, University of York, York, YO10 5D, UK, email amanda.rees@york.ac.uk.
Books for review should be sent to the Reviews Editors, Joseph Martin and Coreen McGuire, email reviews.editor@bshs.org.uk.
Please carefully read the BJHS formatting guide prior to submission.
ARTICLE TYPES
The British Journal for the History of Science accepts the following types of article:
- Research article*
- Book Review
- Essay*
- Essay Review*
- Introduction*
- Forum*
- Epilogue
- Forum: Retrospectives*
- Forum: Science in Translation*
- Forum: Dialogues
- Forum: New Perspectives*
* All or part of the publication costs for these article types may be covered by one of the agreements Cambridge University Press has made to support open access. For authors not covered by an agreement, and without APC funding, please see this journal's open access options for instructions on how to request an APC waiver.