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Problemos

Vilnius University Press · Lithuania · Est. 1960

ISSN1392-1126eISSN2424-6158

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.165

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.497

Total Worksi

1,997

Total Citationsi

1,056

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Problemos is a diamond open access philosophical journal publishing original scholarly articles and research papers devoted to all kinds of problems in philosophy. The journal also publishes translations of the original texts, book reviews, and the chronicle of academic life.

General Information

Country / RegionLithuania

Primary LanguageLithuanian, English

1st Year Published1960

FrequencyTwo volumes per year and a supplement every even year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,997

Publisher OrgVilnius University Press

OA Since2004

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate38%

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Vilnius University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1392-1126 / 2424-6158

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

PKP PN

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Lithuanian, 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

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

PhilosophyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismEducation, Leadership, and Health ResearchPhilosophical and Historical StudiesEducational Philosophies and PedagogiesEducation and Cultural StudiesPhenomenology and Existential PhilosophyVisual Culture and Art TheoryReligious, Philosophical, and Educational StudiesCritical Theory and PhilosophyNietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel

Frequently asked questions about Problemos

Is Problemos a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Problemos: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Problemos?

Problemos 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 0.14.

Is Problemos indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Problemos is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Problemos?

What is the acceptance rate of Problemos?

Problemos lists a self-reported acceptance rate of approximately 38%. Journal-reported figures can be optimistic — treat it as a rough guide, not a guarantee.

How much does it cost to publish in Problemos?

Problemos is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.