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Hobbes Studies

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands

ISSN0921-5891eISSN1875-0257

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.263

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SNIP

0.323

Total Works

481

Total Citations

2,150

2yr Mean Citedness

0.13

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Hobbes Studies focuses on the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, examining his ideas in relation to other early modern thinkers and contemporary scholarship. The journal explores Hobbes's concepts of causation, equality, recognition, and toleration, as well as his political theory, including his views on friendship, civil unity, and the state. It also investigates Hobbes's engagement with natural philosophy, materialism, and his influence on later intellectual traditions.

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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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications481

Publisher OrgBrill

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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?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0921-5891 / 1875-0257

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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?

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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.

HistoryQ1

PhilosophyQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySociology and Political ScienceHistory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtPolitical Theology and SovereigntyPolitical Philosophy and EthicsWar, Ethics, and JustificationAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics