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Philosophy and Rhetoric

Penn State University Press · United States · Est. 1936

ISSN1527-2079

SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

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

0.138

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.337

Total Works

1,314

Total Citations

13,486

2yr Mean Citedness

0.26

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Aims & Scope

Philosophy & Rhetoric is dedicated to the publication of high-quality scholarship involving the relationship between philosophy and rhetoric. Published quarterly, the journal features peer-reviewed articles, along with select essays, forums, book reviews, and an annual special issue. Philosophy & Rhetoric invites articles on such topics as the relationship between logic and rhetoric, the philosophical aspects of argumentation (including argumentation in philosophy itself), philosophical views on the nature of rhetoric held by historical figures and during historical periods, philosophical analyses of the relationship to rhetoric of other areas of human culture and thought, political theory and law, and psychological and sociological studies of rhetoric with a strong philosophical emphasis. With its longstanding commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship, the journal welcomes all theoretical and methodological approaches that advance its mission.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1936

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,314

Publisher OrgPenn State University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble anonymized

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Penn State University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1527-2079

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double anonymized

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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?

CLOCKS, LOCKSS, Portico

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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

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SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

PhilosophyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

LiteraturePhilosophy

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rhetoric and Communication StudiesClassical Philosophy and ThoughtPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionPragmatism in Philosophy and EducationHannah Arendt's Political PhilosophyEpistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsClassical Antiquity StudiesSeventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought