History
Isis was established in Wondelgem in Ghent (Belgium) in 1912 by George Sarton and is the official publication of the History of Science Society. The journal predates the society and the society was founded "to secure the future of Isis". It was not published between 1915 and 1918 because of World War I; publication resumed in 1919 after Sarton was established at Harvard University.
Contributions were originally in any of four European languages (English, French, German, and Italian), but since the 1920s only English has been used. Publication is partly supported by an endowment from the Dibner Fund. Two associated publications are Osiris (established 1936 by Sarton) and Horus, his bibliography on the history of science. For the first forty years Sarton was the editor of Isis.
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