Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Br. J. Hist. Sci. Language English | Discipline History of Science Publication history 1962–present | |
Edited by Professor Charlotte Sleigh Publisher Cambridge University Press (UK) | ||
The British Journal for the History of Science (a.k.a. BJHS) is an international academic journal published quarterly by Cambridge University Press in association with the British Society for the History of Science. It was founded under its present title in 1962 but was preceded by the Bulletin of the British Society for the History of Science which was itself founded in 1949. The journal publishes scholarly papers and reviews on all aspects of the history of science. The journal is currently edited by Professor Charlotte Sleigh, who is the Director of the Centre for the History of the Sciences, University of Kent.
Previous editors of BJHS
Charlotte Sleigh (2014–present)
Jon Agar (2009-2014)
Simon Schaffer (2004-2009)
Crosbie Smith (2000-2004)
Janet Browne (1994-2000)
John Hedley Brooke (1989-1994)
David Knight (1982-1989)
Nicholas W. Fisher (1977-1982)
Robert Fox (1971-1977)
Maurice P. Crosland (1966-1971)
H. D. Anthony (1962-1966)
N. H. de V. Heathcote (editor of predecessor journal, Bulletin of the British Society for the History of Science)