Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Phys. Persp. Publisher Birkhäuser | Language English Publication history 1999-present | |
Discipline History and philosophy of science Edited by Robert P. Crease, Peter D. Pesic | ||
Physics in Perspective is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Birkhäuser. It covers historical, philosophical, and social scientific perspectives of physics. The editors-in-chief are Robert P. Crease (Stony Brook University) and Peter D. Pesic (St. John's College).
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History
The journal was established in 1999 by John S. Rigden and Roger H. Stuewer, "to recognize historical and philosophical studies as essential to understanding the foundations of physics, to appreciating the diffusion of physics into all areas of science, and to conveying the cultural influence of physics on the arts and humanities."
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed by:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2013 impact factor of 0.367.
References
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