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International Journal of Philosophical Studies

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1993

ISSN1466-4542

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

324

days submission → published

measured · last 10 articles · accept 302d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.342

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.693

Total Worksi

1,489

Total Citationsi

13,687

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Philosophy.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,489

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1466-4542

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

299

2019

306

2020

300

2021

177

2022

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.

PhilosophyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePhilosophical Ethics and TheoryEpistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsPhenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismPhilosophy, Science, and HistoryCritical Theory and PhilosophyPolitical Philosophy and EthicsPhilosophy and History of ScienceFree Will and Agency

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Philosophical Studies

Is International Journal of Philosophical Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Philosophical Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Philosophical Studies?

International Journal of Philosophical Studies 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 0.18.

Is International Journal of Philosophical Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Philosophical Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Philosophical Studies?