Documenting the History of Science: Methodologies, Perspectives, and Disciplinary Transformations

This working group serves as a dynamic and evolving repository for the intellectual history and contemporary development of the history of science. Through a series of ten standardized questions posed regularly to historians of science—broadly defined across global, disciplinary, methodological, and institutional boundaries—the project documents scholars’ reflections on their research trajectories, methodological approaches, scholarly impact, and perspectives on the current and future state of the field. By maintaining a consistent interview structure while embracing a wide diversity of participants and viewpoints, the working group generates both qualitative and quantitative insights into the evolving contours of the discipline. In doing so, it challenges rigid disciplinary demarcations and fixed definitions of the history of science, instead foregrounding the field’s plurality, interdisciplinarity, and ongoing transformation. Each interview contributes to a collective intellectual archive that not only preserves individual scholarly experiences but also illuminates broader historiographical trends and debates shaping the field today.