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Res Publica

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1995

ISSN1356-4765eISSN1572-8692

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?

184

days submission → published

measured · last 11 articles · accept 141d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.546

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.948

Total Worksi

973

Total Citationsi

8,208

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Res Publica is a peer-reviewed journal of social and political philosophy focusing on normative analysis of theoretical, practical, and public issues. We also welcome papers on applied and practical ethics. Our focus is on contemporary rather than historical approaches.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications973

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1356-4765 / 1572-8692

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

175

2019

338

2020

269

2021

251

2022

187

2023

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.

LawQ1

PhilosophyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

LawPhilosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Political Philosophy and EthicsPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryFree Will and AgencyWar, Ethics, and JustificationCritical Theory and PhilosophyJudicial and Constitutional StudiesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsHannah Arendt's Political PhilosophyEpistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

Frequently asked questions about Res Publica

Is Res Publica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Res Publica: 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 Res Publica?

Res Publica 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 0.67.

Is Res Publica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Res Publica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.