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British Journal for the History of Philosophy

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0960-8788eISSN1469-3526

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

240

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 196d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.592

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.823

Total Worksi

2,131

Total Citationsi

19,694

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The British Journal for the History of Philosophy publishes articles and reviews on the history of philosophy. Its coverage spans from the ancient world to the end of the twentieth century.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, 2002-

StatusActive

Total Publications2,131

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0960-8788 / 1469-3526

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

902

2019

513

2020

345

2021

727

2022

101

160

2023

149

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.

PhilosophyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Philosophy and ScienceClassical Philosophy and ThoughtPhilosophical Ethics and TheorySeventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtMedieval and Classical Philosophy

Frequently asked questions about British Journal for the History of Philosophy

Is British Journal for the History of Philosophy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for British Journal for the History of Philosophy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of British Journal for the History of Philosophy?

British Journal for the History of Philosophy 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 0.87.

Is British Journal for the History of Philosophy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

British Journal for the History of Philosophy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.