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About the Journal
NOTICE: We are pleased to announce that the History of Medicine Journal has recently transitioned to the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform. Authors and readers can now search for articles using the new search functionality available on the OJS platform.
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Founders of the Journal “History of Medicine”
I.M. Sechenov
First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation.
Private Nonprofit Organization “Foundation of the development of new medical technologies”.
Published since 2014.
Published quarterly, since 2021 – twice.
The Journal “History of Medicine” is available in print and electronic forms both in Russian and English.
Beginning the first half of 2015, the scientific and practical journal “History of Medicine” will be included in the “Rospechat” catalogue. The subscription index is 70937.
The journal “History of Medicine”
- Registered as mass media (registration certificate from PI № FS77-55229 from 4 September, 2013);
- ISSN 2311-6919 (Russian ed. Print), ISSN 2409-5583 (Russian ed. Online), ISSN 2500-2910 (English ed. Print), ISSN 2409-5834 (English ed. Online);
- Website in English and Russian languages, where electronic versions of the articles in pdf format are available;
- The journal is on the list of the peer-reviewed scientific issues recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia for publishing the main results of the dissertations;
- Presented in the Russian Science Citation Index;
- Presented in the Federal Electronic Library of Medicine;
- Indexed in Ulrich’s Periodical Directory;
- Presented in the EBSCOhost databases and leading international academic and educational organizations (ZB MED, University of Exeter, Electronic journals library (EZB), Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB), etc.).
- Carries out a mandatory delivery.
Current Issue
Vol. 12 No. 1 (2026): 12 (1) 2026
Published:
2026-01-05
About History of Medicine
History of Medicine (HOM, ISSN: 2409-5834) is an open-access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to exploring the historical development of medicine, healthcare, and public health across different civilizations, cultures, and eras. The journal provides an interdisciplinary platform for historians, medical scholars, and researchers to share insights into how medicine has evolved and influenced human society through time.
HOM aims to advance academic understanding of medical heritage by examining how past discoveries, beliefs, and institutions continue to shape modern medicine. The journal promotes critical and comparative studies, connecting history with philosophy, sociology, ethics, and cultural analysis.
Submit Your Article
We welcome original research articles, review papers, and historical case studies that explore the evolution of medical thought, institutions, and practice. Topics may include ancient and modern healing systems, medical ethics, public health history, global health transitions, and the relationship between medicine and culture.
Join Our Editorial Board
If you are a historian, medical researcher, or scholar specializing in medical humanities or healthcare history, we invite you to join our editorial community. Contribute your expertise to uphold the journal’s standards of rigorous peer review, ethical scholarship, and academic excellence.
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Learn more about our editorial policies, peer-review guidelines, publication ethics, and indexing information. Contact us for collaborations, partnerships, or academic events focused on the history and philosophy of medicine.
