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Critical Horizons

Maney Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1440-9917eISSN1568-5160

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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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 the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.17

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.686

Total Works

565

Total Citations

3,895

2yr Mean Citedness

0.82

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes critical analyses of political theory and philosophy, examining concepts such as work, freedom, academic freedom, and the legacy of thinkers like Hegel and Hannah Arendt. Articles explore the relationship between normativity, history, power, and identity, often engaging with post- and de-colonial perspectives and challenging established theoretical frameworks.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications565

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Maney Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1440-9917 / 1568-5160

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Critical Theory and PhilosophyPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismHannah Arendt's Political PhilosophyPolitical Philosophy and EthicsPsychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPolitical Economy and MarxismPolitical Theology and SovereigntyFoucault, Power, and EthicsPhenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPhilosophical Ethics and Theory