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History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Switzerland · Springer International Publi...
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History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences

History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences is an interdisciplinary journal committed to providing an integrative approach to understanding the life sciences. It welcomes submissions from historians, philosophers, biologists, physicians, ethicists and scholars in the social studi...

ISSN: 0391-9714
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Category: Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Indexation: verifiedScopus / SJR verifiedWeb of Science
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SJR Impact Factor trending_up
0,36 Q1
H-index 31
Acceptance rate pie_chart
37%
Source Acceptance_Rate
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Publication cost (APC) payments
2.290 € Open Access
Non-OA path 0 €

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SJR Impact

0,36

H-index

31

Docs (year)

42

Docs 3y

202

Total refs

3210

Cites 3y

246

Citable 3y

183

Cites/Doc 2y

0.94

Ref/Doc

76.43

Immediate OA

2290 €

Embargoed OA

NPD

Non OA / Submission

0 €

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