Historia Mathematica
Encyclopedia
Historia Mathematica: International Journal of History of Mathematics is an academic journal
on the history of mathematics
published by Elsevier
. It was established by Kenneth O. May in 1971 as the free newsletter Notae de Historia Mathematica, but by its sixth issue in 1974 had turned into a full journal.
of the journal have been:
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Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
on the history of mathematics
History of mathematics
The area of study known as the history of mathematics is primarily an investigation into the origin of discoveries in mathematics and, to a lesser extent, an investigation into the mathematical methods and notation of the past....
published by Elsevier
Elsevier
Elsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific literature. It is a part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has operations in the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere....
. It was established by Kenneth O. May in 1971 as the free newsletter Notae de Historia Mathematica, but by its sixth issue in 1974 had turned into a full journal.
Editors
The editorsEditor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
of the journal have been:
- Kenneth O. May (Canada), 1974–1977
- Joseph W. DaubenJoseph DaubenJoseph W. Dauben is a Herbert H. Lehman Distinguished Professor of History at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He obtained his Ph.D...
(United States), 1977–1985 - Eberhard Knobloch (Germany), 1985–1994
- David E. RoweDavid E. RoweDavid E. Rowe studied mathematics and the history of science at the University of Oklahoma, and took a second doctorate in history at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He served as book review editor, managing editor, and editor of the journal Historia Mathematica...
(United States and Germany), 1994–1996 - Karen Hunger Parshall (United States), 1996–2000
- Craig Fraser (Canada) and Umberto Bottazzini (Italy), 2000–2004
- Craig Fraser (Canada), 2004–2007
- Benno van Dalen (The Netherlands/Germany), 2007–2009
- June Barrow-Green and Niccolò Guicciardini, 2010-present
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Mathematical ReviewsMathematical Reviews
Mathematical Reviews is a journal and online database published by the American Mathematical Society that contains brief synopses of many articles in mathematics, statistics and theoretical computer science.- Reviews :...
, SCISEARCH
Science Citation Index
The Science Citation Index is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information and created by Eugene Garfield in 1960, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters. The larger version covers more than 6,500 notable and significant journals, across 150 disciplines, from ...
, and Scopus
Scopus
Scopus, officially named SciVerse Scopus, is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles. It covers nearly 18,000 titles from over 5,000 international publishers, including coverage of 16,500 peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical,...
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External links
- Historia Mathematica at the International Commission on the History of Mathematics