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Ancient Philosophy

Philosophy Documentation Center · United States

ISSN0740-2007

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total25

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.363

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SNIP

1.171

Total Works

2,155

Total Citations

17,659

2yr Mean Citedness

0.10

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes articles on ancient philosophy, focusing on the interpretation and analysis of texts from figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Zeno, Aenesidemus, and Lucretius. It explores themes including epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, political philosophy, and the history of skepticism and Epicureanism.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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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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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?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

ClassicsQ1

PhilosophyQ1

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