The journal for the History of Science is a semiannual and peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing scholarly works on the history of science. The journal focuses on the history of Arabic and Persian scientific works. Particularly attention is paid to the works dealing with:
- The history of mathematics and astronomy in the medieval Islamic age;
- The history of medicine and pharmacology in the medieval Islamic age;
- The history of technology in the medieval Islamic age;
- Philosophical issues related to the science of the medieval Islamic age;
- The history of the relationship between science, art, and architecture in the medieval Islamic age;
- The philosophy of science of the medieval Islamic age;
- The translation movement from Greek to Arabic and from Arabic to Latin