Minds and Machines
Springer Netherlands · Netherlands
✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.
See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.
Aims & Scope
Minds & Machines publishes on the relation between human beings and technologies. This is a philosophy journal that aims to provide a forum to publish innovative, well-reasoned, scientifically grounded articles that provide conceptual analyses on topics at the intersection between cognitive philosophy, logic, epistemology, ethics and computer and data science. The journal welcomes submissions that explore philosophical inquiries concerning topics like the role of digital technologies in understanding cognitive processes, the epistemic status of disciplines like computer science and data science, the moral status of artificial intelligence agents, and the ethical and social implications of the design, development and use of digital (e.g. robotics) in our societies in different domains, ranging from healthcare to defence.
General Information
Submission Info
Ethics & Quality
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
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.
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Scopus Categories
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Frequently asked questions about Minds and Machines
Is Minds and Machines a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Minds and Machines: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Minds and Machines?
Minds and Machines is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 5.82.
Is Minds and Machines indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Minds and Machines is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Minds and Machines?
Minds & Machines publishes on the relation between human beings and technologies. This is a philosophy journal that aims to provide a forum to publish innovative, well-reasoned, scientifically grounded articles that provide conceptual analyses on topics at the intersection between cognitive philosophy, logic, epistemology, ethics and computer and data science. The journal welcomes submissions that explore philosophical inquiries concerning topics like the role of digital technologies in understanding cognitive processes, the epistemic status of disciplines like computer science and data scienc
You May Also Like
See all →Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref