Philosophia Scientiæ is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original work in epistemology, history and philosophy of science, and analytic philosophy. It welcomes studies dealing with mathematics, physics and logic, but is open to work on other scientific disciplines. One of the journal's strong themes is German or Franco-German contributions to epistemology and the history of science.
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Numdam (Numerisation de Documents Anciens Mathematiques)
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Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1281-2463 / 1775-4283
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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?
N/A
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Plagiarism detection in place?
No
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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Primary language documented?
German, English, French
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
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.
History and Philosophy of ScienceQ4
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