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Ancient Philosophy

Philosophy Documentation Center · United States

ISSN0740-2007

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.245

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.171

Total Worksi

2,155

Total Citationsi

17,659

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Classics; Philosophy.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,155

Publisher OrgPhilosophy Documentation Center

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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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?

0740-2007

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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?

N/A

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.

ClassicsQ1

PhilosophyQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

ClassicsPhilosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Classical Philosophy and ThoughtClassical Antiquity StudiesHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesMedieval and Classical PhilosophyDiverse Historical and Scientific Studies

Frequently asked questions about Ancient Philosophy

Is Ancient Philosophy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ancient Philosophy: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ancient Philosophy?

Ancient Philosophy is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.245.

Is Ancient Philosophy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ancient Philosophy is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Ancient Philosophy?