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Philosophical Review

Duke University Press · United States · Est. 1892

ISSN0031-8108eISSN1558-1470

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

2.251

H-Indexi

302

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.84

Total Worksi

10,456

Total Citationsi

475,744

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal aims to publish original scholarly work in all areas of analytic philosophy, with an emphasis on material of general interest to academic philosophers, and is one of the few journals in the discipline to publish book reviews.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1892

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications10,456

Publisher OrgDuke University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewtriple-anonymous review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Duke University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0031-8108 / 1558-1470

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

triple-anonymous review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

908

2019

835

2020

290

2021

226

2022

201

2023

110

2024

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.

PhilosophyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Classical Philosophy and ThoughtPhilosophy and Theoretical SciencePhilosophical Ethics and TheoryEpistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsPhilosophy, Science, and History

Frequently asked questions about Philosophical Review

Is Philosophical Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Philosophical Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Philosophical Review?

Philosophical Review 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 1.04.

Is Philosophical Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Philosophical Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.