Home›Search›Metaphysica

Metaphysica

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1998

ISSN1437-2053eISSN1874-6373

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View on Clarivate Master Journal List ↗

SJR Score

0.186

H-Index

SNIP

0.408

Total Works

411

Total Citations

1,412

2yr Mean Citedness

0.15

Free JIF alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes articles on metaphysical topics including modal realism, the principle of sufficient reason, identity and indiscernibility, temporal ontology, fictionalism, and the relationship between metaphysics and science.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on the publisher page

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications411

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

Submission Info

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

5/12 · 42%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

❌

Does the journal have a website?

No URL

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1437-2053 / 1874-6373

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

PhilosophyQ2

Mathematical PhysicsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

Mathematical PhysicsPhilosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePhilosophy and History of ScienceEpistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsClassical Philosophy and ThoughtPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryPhilosophy, Science, and HistoryLogic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeTheology and Philosophy of EvilQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsHistorical Philosophy and Science