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Review of Metaphysics

Philosophy Education Society, Inc. · United States · Est. 1947

ISSN1549-4853

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.153

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Total Works

2,669

Total Citations

19,537

2yr Mean Citedness

0.02

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Aims & Scope

The Review of Metaphysics is devoted to the promotion of technically competent, definitive contributions to philosophical knowledge. Not associated with any school or group, not the organ of any association or institution, it is interested in persistent, resolute inquiries into root questions, regardless of the writer’s affiliations.

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SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1947

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,669

Publisher OrgPhilosophy Education Society Inc.

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewBlind review

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Philosophy Education Society, Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1549-4853

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Blind review

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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

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Times cited

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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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Classical Philosophy and ThoughtPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryPhenomenology and Existential PhilosophyMedieval Philosophy and TheologyMedieval and Classical PhilosophyHistory of Science and MedicineTheology and Philosophy of EvilPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismSeventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtPhilosophy, Science, and History