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Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences

The Royal Society · United Kingdom · Est. 1939

ISSN1471-2962

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.703

H-Indexi

234

SNIPi

1.589

Total Worksi

8,581

Total Citationsi

389,134

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.23

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Multidisciplinary Sciences; Engineering (miscellaneous); Mathematics (miscellaneous); Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1939

FrequencyTwenty Four No. A Year, 2008-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,581

Publisher OrgRoyal Society

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

The Royal Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1471-2962

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

389

9.7k

2019

411

12k

2020

342

13k

2021

374

5.3k

2022

333

3.7k

2023

298

2.1k

2024

317

725

2025

256

136

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.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q1

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Engineering (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsAstro and Planetary ScienceQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchClimate variability and modelsHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsQuantum Information and CryptographyAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences

Is Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences?

Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences 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 3.23.

Is Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences?