Why submit to Social History of Medicine?
Social History of Medicine (SHM), the journal of the Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM), is concerned with all aspects of health, illness, and medical treatment in the past. It is committed to publishing work on the social history of medicine from a variety of disciplines. The journal offers its readers substantive and lively articles on a variety of themes, critical assessments of archives and sources, conference reports, up-to-date information on research in progress, a discussion point on topics of current controversy and concern, review articles, and wide-ranging book reviews.
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Rigorous peer review
Social History of Medicine offers a high quality and rigorous double-blind peer review process across all papers published in the journal.
Reputation
- Social History of Medicine is published on behalf of the Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM). Since its inaugural meeting in 1970, SSHM has pioneered inter-disciplinary approaches to the history of health, welfare, medical science and practice.
- A diverse and experienced editorial board will support the international reach of your work.
Transparent editorial process
Social History of Medicine is a peer-reviewed journal supported by a rigorous editorial process to ensure it publishes only the highest quality research. Author support is available via the Oxford University Press Author Resource Centre.
Open Access
Social History of Medicine offers authors the opportunity to publish their work open access – learn more about open access options. Find out if you can publish open access in the journal for free as part of your institution’s inclusion in a read and publish agreement with Oxford University Press.
Community journal
The Society for the Social History of Medicine awards the annual Roy Porter Student Essay Prize to the best original, unpublished essay in the social history of medicine. The winner will be awarded £500 and will be offered the opportunity to deliver a keynote at the SSHM conference.
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Article metrics
Article-level metrics, including usage, citations, and Altmetric scores are available for all articles published in the journal, allowing you to understand the reach of your research, and the attention it is receiving online.
Innovative digital publishing
Your article will be on our Oxford Academic platform, which provides a comprehensive suite of features and capabilities for authors. Oxford Academic is easy to use, allowing readers to discover and explore your content from any device. It has been developed using award-winning technology to meet the community’s research needs. There is powerful faceted searching across text and images, downloadable content to enable offline use, and static DOIs and social tools so that readers can share and discuss your article easily. Readers can also use their own accessibility tools and software, as we continue our work to adhere to evolving accessibility standards, including the World Wide Web Consortium guidelines.
Ready to submit?
Read our author guidelines for more information on publishing with Social History of Medicine, including how to prepare your manuscript, then visit our online submissions site to submit your research.
