《數(shù)學(xué)歷史》雜志出版數(shù)學(xué)的歷史學(xué)術(shù)著作，研究數(shù)學(xué)在各個(gè)文化和時(shí)代的發(fā)展。特別是《鼓勵(lì)通知數(shù)學(xué)家和研究他們的工作在歷史背景,歷史的機(jī)構(gòu)和組織支持的數(shù)學(xué),在數(shù)學(xué)的歷史,史學(xué)研究的主題和數(shù)學(xué)思想之間的關(guān)系,科學(xué),和更廣泛的文化。除了研究文章，Historia Mathematica還出版書(shū)評(píng)、當(dāng)前數(shù)學(xué)史文獻(xiàn)摘要、筆記和資料來(lái)源，偶爾還會(huì)給編輯寫(xiě)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.