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Informal Logic

University of Windsor · Canada

ISSN0824-2577eISSN2293-734X

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total40

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 Score

0.509

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.278

Total Works

1,010

Total Citations

12,326

2yr Mean Citedness

0.94

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the theory and practice of argumentation, including the analysis of arguments, fallacies, and reasoning. It examines the role of emotion, civility, and virtue in argumentation, as well as cross-cultural and multimodal approaches to argument. The journal also explores the application of argumentation theory to various fields such as law, political discourse, and public debate.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,010

Publisher OrgUniversity of Windsor

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicensePublisher's own license

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Windsor

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0824-2577 / 2293-734X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, Scholars Portal

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

PhilosophyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories