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Sophia

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands

ISSN0038-1527eISSN1873-930X

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

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 Scorei

0.183

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.634

Total Worksi

1,830

Total Citationsi

5,225

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes articles on religious philosophy, comparative theology, and the philosophy of religion. It examines concepts of divinity, religious epistemology, and the problem of evil across various traditions, including Islamic, Buddhist, African, and Christian thought. The articles explore the relationship between faith and reason, the nature of spiritual experience, and critiques of Western philosophical categories in understanding religious beliefs.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 56 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,830

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0038-1527 / 1873-930X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

153

2019

2020

106

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

PhilosophyQ2

Religious StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Theology and Philosophy of EvilReligion and Society InteractionsIndian and Buddhist StudiesPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismBiblical Studies and Interpretation

Frequently asked questions about Sophia

Is Sophia a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Sophia. It is indexed in Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 18/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Sophia?

Sophia is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.183.

Is Sophia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sophia is indexed in Scopus.