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Philosophical Magazine

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1802

ISSN1478-6443

SJR Q3✓ 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.317

H-Indexi

121

SNIPi

0.643

Total Worksi

5,535

Total Citationsi

116,995

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering; Physics, Applied; Physics, Condensed Matter; Condensed Matter Physics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1802

Annual Volume~ 96 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,535

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1478-6443

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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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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

161

1.9k

2019

171

1.7k

2020

138

908

2021

114

643

2022

100

417

2023

158

2024

113

111

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryMetallurgy & Metallurgical EngineeringPhysics, AppliedPhysics, Condensed Matter

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter Physics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsQuasicrystal Structures and PropertiesAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesHigh Temperature Alloys and CreepMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesIntermetallics and Advanced Alloy PropertiesFusion materials and technologies

Frequently asked questions about Philosophical Magazine

Is Philosophical Magazine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Philosophical Magazine: 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 Magazine?

Philosophical Magazine 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 0.83.

Is Philosophical Magazine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Philosophical Magazine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Philosophical Magazine?