Abstract
The article analyzes the presence of the history of health in the “Journal Ciência & Saúde Coletiva” from 1996 to 2020, exploring relations between the disciplinary field of history and the multidisciplinary field of public health and examining their tensions, commonalities, and potential synergies. It shows how the history of health has featured in the journal’s articles and issues over the course of the journal’s twenty-five years and describes the main initiatives, results, and topics addressed in this realm. The article then offers a critical evaluation and discusses pathways for boosting the presence of history in articles and thematic issues of “Journal Ciência & Saúde Coletiva”.
Key words:
History; Public health; Scientific periodicals; Human sciences; Health policies