About the Journal

“Mefisto. Rivista di Medicina, Filosofia e Storia” (former “Medicina&Storia”) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal with an international committee. It publishes two issues in a year (July and December).
 

The contribution of the humanities – history, epistemology, ethics, sociology – is necessary to better understand what the Life Sciences and Aging Sciences are becoming, to make our fight against diseases more effective, to shape our concept of well-being, and to broaden the notion of “care” and "cure", as we navigate the contemporary complex web of hopes, fears, and collective biases. The MEFISTO journal aims to foster debate between medicine and the mind sciences through a historical and analytical approach, with the goal of building and sharing a critical, reflective, and informed perspective, particularly on the history and philosophy of psychopathology and biomedicine.

MEFISTO welcomes scientific contributions on topics related to the history and philosophy of psychology, psychiatry, and biomedicine: epistemological, ontological, and ethical issues in medical and psychiatric practice; the history of medicine and life sciences; humanities applied to medicine with particular reference to the etiopathogenesis of mental disorders; philosophy of health and disease; ethical, social, and political implications of healthcare, biotechnology, and medicine; philosophy of individual and public health.

Mean review time: 12 weeks