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Philosophy Today

Philosophy Documentation Center · United States

ISSN0031-8256eISSN2329-8596
SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
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
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.178
H-Indexi
35
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.65
Total Worksi
3,257
Total Citationsi
9,599
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.23
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Philosophy Today is an international journal of contemporary philosophy. The Philosophy Documentation Center's E-Collection provides access to over 270 scholarly journals, book series, conference proceedings, and other publications in the humanities and social sciences. Coverage of most titles is complete – all issues, all volumes. We offer a range of access options, and special access arrangements can be made with professional organizations for member access to bundles or single titles. Text is displayed in PDF or HTML formats, and all text is fully searchable. New titles and back issue collections are added each year.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published—
Annual Volume~ 63 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications3,257
Publisher OrgDePaul University
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA License—
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 · 67%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Philosophy Documentation Center
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
0031-8256 / 2329-8596
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
✅
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
✅
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
✅
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
83
203
2019
84
88
2020
72
155
2021
49
35
2022
68
30
2023
66
30
2024
55
2
2025
32
0
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.

PhilosophyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismPhenomenology and Existential PhilosophyCritical Theory and PhilosophyNietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelHermeneutics and Narrative Identity

Frequently asked questions about Philosophy Today

Is Philosophy Today a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Philosophy Today: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Philosophy Today?

Philosophy Today 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 0.23.

Is Philosophy Today indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Philosophy Today is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Philosophy Today?

Philosophy Today is an international journal of contemporary philosophy. The Philosophy Documentation Center's E-Collection provides access to over 270 scholarly journals, book series, conference proceedings, and other publications in the humanities and social sciences. Coverage of most titles is complete – all issues, all volumes. We offer a range of access options, and special access arrangements can be made with professional organizations for member access to bundles or single titles. Text is displayed in PDF or HTML formats, and all text is fully searchable. New titles and back issue colle

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref