《数学历史》杂志出版数学的历史学术著作，研究数学在各个文化和时代的发展。特别是《鼓励通知数学家和研究他们的工作在历史背景,历史的机构和组织支持的数学,在数学的历史,史学研究的主题和数学思想之间的关系,科学,和更广泛的文化。除了研究文章，Historia Mathematica还出版书评、当前数学史文献摘要、笔记和资料来源，偶尔还会给编辑写信。
Historia Mathematica publishes historical scholarship on mathematics and its development in all cultures and time periods. In particular, the journal encourages informed studies on mathematicians and their work in historical context, on the histories of institutions and organizations supportive of the mathematical endeavor, on historiographical topics in the history of mathematics, and on the interrelations between mathematical ideas, science, and the broader culture.In addition to research articles, Historia Mathematica also publishes book reviews, abstracts of the current literature in the history of mathematics, notes and sources, and occasionally letters to the editor.
