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Philosophia Scientiae

Numdam (Numerisation de Documents Anciens Mathematiques) · France · Est. 1996

ISSN1281-2463eISSN1775-4283
SJR Q3Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.144
H-Indexi
18
Total Worksi
777
Total Citationsi
1,911
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.39
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Aims & Scope

Philosophia Scientiæis a peer-reviewed scientific journal which publishes original works in the fields of epistemology, the history and philosophy of sciences and in analytical philosophy. It is open to works from all scientific disciplines and notably publishes studies on logic, mathematics and physics. One of the journal's strong themes is German or Franco-German contributions to epistemology and the history of sciences. The journal was founded in 1996 by Gerhard Heinzmann and is published by the Laboratoire d’Histoire des Sciences et de Philosophie – Archives Henri-Poincaré with the support of the CNRS Humanities & Social Sciences, the University of Lorraine (Publication Director: Hélène Boulanger, President of Université de Lorraine). Three issues per year ofPhilosophia Scientiæare printed by the Kimé publishing house in Paris. It is also published online infull open accessbyOpenEdition,Cairn(back issues onNumdam). Philosophia Scientiæis indexed in several international databases:DOAJ,Philosopher's Index,Scopus,Zentralblatt MATH,MathSciNet,l'International Philosophical Bibliography,ERIHPlus,Journal Base(CNRS),Base(Bielefield Academic Search Engine),EZB(Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek), Google Scholar, Worldcat, Isidore,Journal ToCs. Thematic dossiers make up the majority of the issues ofPhilosophia Scientiæ. Guest editors have the scientific responsibility for coordinating these dossiers which consist of articles selected using double-blind peer reviewing following a call for contributions. If you wish to edit a thematic dossier, please contact the journal at this address [email protected] to submit your project to the Editorial Board.

General Information

Country / RegionFrance
Primary LanguageGerman, English, French
1st Year Published1996
Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications777
OA Since2020
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Numdam (Numerisation de Documents Anciens Mathematiques)
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1281-2463 / 1775-4283
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
German, English, French

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

Articles published
Citations received
35
38
2019
34
162
2020
30
33
2021
41
87
2022
31
25
2023
32
28
2024
34
7
2025
18
2
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.

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

History and Philosophy of Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

History and Theory of MathematicsPhilosophy and History of SciencePhilosophy, Science, and HistoryHistorical and Literary StudiesPhilosophy and Theoretical ScienceLinguistics and Discourse AnalysisHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisPhilosophical and Theoretical AnalysisHistorical Linguistics and Language StudiesFrench Urban and Social Studies

Frequently asked questions about Philosophia Scientiae

Is Philosophia Scientiae a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Philosophia Scientiae: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Philosophia Scientiae?

Philosophia Scientiae is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.144.

Is Philosophia Scientiae indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Philosophia Scientiae is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Philosophia Scientiae?

Philosophia Scientiæis a peer-reviewed scientific journal which publishes original works in the fields of epistemology, the history and philosophy of sciences and in analytical philosophy. It is open to works from all scientific disciplines and notably publishes studies on logic, mathematics and physics. One of the journal's strong themes is German or Franco-German contributions to epistemology and the history of sciences. The journal was founded in 1996 by Gerhard Heinzmann and is published by the Laboratoire d’Histoire des Sciences et de Philosophie – Archives Henri-Poincaré with the support

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref