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Idealistic Studies

Philosophy Documentation Center · United States

ISSN0046-8541eISSN2153-8239

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

0.232

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.817

Total Worksi

1,235

Total Citationsi

5,902

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Idealistic Studies is an interdisciplinary journal of philosophy. The Philosophy Documentation Center (PDC) is a specialized publisher that has been serving scholars on a non-profit basis since 1966. It has earned a reputation for excellence with the publication of journals, book series, conference proceedings, reference works, and other materials in philosophy, applied ethics, religious studies and related fields.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,235

Publisher OrgPhilosophy Documentation Center

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Philosophy Documentation Center

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0046-8541 / 2153-8239

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

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.

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)

Philosophical Ethics and TheoryCritical Theory and PhilosophyClassical Philosophy and ThoughtPhilosophy, Science, and HistoryPhenomenology and Existential Philosophy

Frequently asked questions about Idealistic Studies

Is Idealistic Studies a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Idealistic Studies. 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 Idealistic Studies?

Idealistic Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.232.

Is Idealistic Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Idealistic Studies is indexed in Scopus.