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Journal of Symbolic Logic

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0022-4812eISSN1943-5886

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.63

H-Indexi

154

SNIPi

1.175

Total Worksi

14,750

Total Citationsi

146,080

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Symbolic Logic publishes research papers in all areas of pure and applied logic, with a particular emphasis on the following fields: foundations of mathematics, computability theory, model theory, set theory, and proof theory. The journal also welcomes contributions in philosophical logic, the logic of linguistics, and the logic of computer science, provided they have a significant bearing on the foundations of logic.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications14,750

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-4812 / 1943-5886

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

112

571

2019

369

2020

107

289

2021

258

2022

166

2023

2024

127

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LogicQ1

PhilosophyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

LogicMathematics

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyLogic

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Computability, Logic, AI AlgorithmsAdvanced Algebra and LogicAdvanced Topology and Set TheoryLogic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeHistory and Theory of Mathematics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Symbolic Logic

Is Journal of Symbolic Logic a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Symbolic Logic: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Symbolic Logic?

Journal of Symbolic Logic is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.30.

Is Journal of Symbolic Logic indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Symbolic Logic is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.