Journal of the History of Biology

{{Infobox journal

| title = Journal of the History of Biology

| cover =

| discipline = History of biology

| abbreviation = J. Hist. Biol.

| editor = Karen Rader and Marsha Richmond

| publisher = Springer Science+Business Media

| country =

| frequency = Quarterly

| history = 1968-present

| impact =0.953

| impact-year = 2017

| website = https://www.springer.com/philosophy/epistemology+and+philosophy+of+science/journal/10739

| link2 = https://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10739

| link2-name = Online archive

| ISSN = 0022-5010

| eISSN = 1573-0387

| LCCN = 68006147

| OCLC = 1783306

| JSTOR = 00225010

| CODEN = JHBIA9

}}

The Journal of the History of Biology is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the history of biology as well as philosophical and social issues confronting biology. It is published by Springer Science+Business Media and the editors-in-chief are Nicolas Rasmussen (University of New South Wales) and Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis (University of Florida). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 0.897.{{cite book |year=2016|chapter=Journal of the History of Biology |title=2015 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Thomson Reuters |edition=Science |series=Web of Science |title-link=Journal Citation Reports }}