Scientia Canadensis
Scientia Canadensis is an open-access peer-reviewed journal, and the only journal dedicated to the Canadian history of science and technology. It is published and disseminated on Érudit. To access Scientia Canadensis and its entire corpus please go to: https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/scientia/.
Richard Jarrell launched the typewritten—and Gestetner-reproduced—History of Science and Technology in Canada (HSTC) Bulletin in December 1976. A call for collaboration and organization, the Bulletin was the foundation for the founding of CSTHA in 1980 and the launch of Scientia Canadensis in 1984.
Since that time, Scientia Canadensis has published more than 50 numbers, containing contributions in English and French from leading and emerging scholars in the Canadian history of science and technology. The journal has published special issues on such topics as energy and society, consumer technologies, circumpolar science, and natural history.
In addition to peer-reviewed scholarship, Scientia Canadensis also publishes research notes, book reviews, bibliographies, and other contributions in English and French.
Recent Issues
 Volume 44, No. 1 (2022) |  Volume 43, No. 1 (2021) |  Volume 42, No. 1 (2020) |  Volume 41, No. 1 (2019) |
Open Access
In January 2018, Scientia Canadensis became a fully open-access journal. It has been available through Érudit (https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/scientia/) since 2009.
The transition to open access began in 2017 when the paywall was reduced to one year. In 2018, the paywall was dropped entirely. Since this transition, the usage statistics for Scientia Canadensis have measurably improved.
| Year | Visitors | Visits | Downloads | Pages | Hits |
| 2014 | 9,282 | 24,438 | 658 | 59,625 | 86,104 |
| 2015 | 9,187 | 15,656 | 664 | 39,378 | 95,427 |
| 2016 | 9,615 | 23,671 | 678 | 46,659 | 109,900 |
| 2017 | 8,027 | 26,413 | 2,264 | 62,683 | 89,637 |
| 2018 | 12,946 | 36,453 | 1,820 | 88,971 | 117,880 |
| 2019 | 18,611 | 32,200 | 2,355 | 54,747 | 118,490 |
Information for Contributors
Do you have an article, research note, or book review on a topic in the Canadian history of science and technology? Send a query via email to managing editor William Knight at wknight [at] ingeniumcanada.org.
Guidelines for Authors
The Scientia Canadensis submission guide is available here: Guidelines for Authors
Book review guidelines are available here: Book Review Instructions
Editorial Board
Managing Editor
William Knight, Ingenium: Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation
Assistant Editor
Mahdi Khelfaoui, Université du Québec à Montréal
English Book Review Editor
Courtney Mrazek, Saint Mary’s University
French Book Review Editor
Raphaël Pelletier, Université de Québec à Montréal
Editors Emerita
Richard Jarrell, York University, founding editor
George Richardson, Queen’s University
James P. Hull, University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Yves Gingras, Université du Québec à Montréal
Stephen Bocking, Trent University
Michael Eamon, Library and Archives Canada
Stéphane Castonguay, Université du Québec à Trois‐Rivières
James P. Hull, University of British Columbia, Okanagan
David Pantalony, Canada Science and Technology Museum