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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0039-3681eISSN1879-2510

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.95

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.208

Total Worksi

2,891

Total Citationsi

54,622

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History & Philosophy Of Science; History; History and Philosophy of Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyThree No. A Year (Apr., Aug., Dec.)

StatusActive

Total Publications2,891

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0039-3681 / 1879-2510

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

710

2019

653

2020

169

1.7k

2021

146

1.3k

2022

434

2023

240

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.

HistoryQ1

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History & Philosophy Of Science

Scopus Categories

HistoryHistory and Philosophy of Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Philosophy and History of ScienceHistorical Philosophy and ScienceHistory of Science and MedicineQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsPhilosophy, Science, and History

Frequently asked questions about Studies in History and Philosophy of Science

Is Studies in History and Philosophy of Science a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Studies in History and Philosophy of Science?

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 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 1.08.

Is Studies in History and Philosophy of Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Studies in History and Philosophy of Science?