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Philosophy of Science

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0031-8248eISSN1539-767X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.695

H-Index

161

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.821

Total Works

7,616

Total Citations

167,214

2yr Mean Citedness

0.90

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Aims & Scope

Philosophy of Science is a journal that publishes articles on all branches of philosophy of science, including the philosophies of physics, biology, psychology, and social sciences, as well as general philosophy of science. It also publishes articles on the history of science and on the philosophy of mathematics.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFive No. A Year, 2003-

StatusActive

Total Publications7,616

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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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?

0031-8248 / 1539-767X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer 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?

Yes

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

HistoryQ1

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1

PhilosophyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History & Philosophy Of Science

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyHistoryHistory and Philosophy of Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Philosophy and History of ScienceQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPhilosophy and Theoretical ScienceEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics