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REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS

PHILOSOPHY EDUCATION SOC, INC · US

ISSN0034-6632eISSN2154-1302

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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Aims & Scope

The Review of Metaphysics is devoted to the promotion of technically competent, definitive contributions to philosophical knowledge. Not associated with any school or group, not the organ of any association or institution, it is interested in persistent, resolute inquiries into root questions, regardless of the writer’s affiliations.

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgPhilosophy Education Society Inc.

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewBlind Review

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

PHILOSOPHY EDUCATION SOC, INC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0034-6632 / 2154-1302

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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Peer review process documented?

Blind 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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

146

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Classical Philosophy and ThoughtPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryPhenomenology and Existential PhilosophyMedieval Philosophy and TheologyMedieval and Classical PhilosophyHistory of Science and MedicineTheology and Philosophy of EvilPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismSeventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtPhilosophy, Science, and History

Frequently asked questions about REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS

Is REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS a predatory journal?

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What is the impact factor of REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS?

REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS 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.

Is REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS is indexed in Web of Science.