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Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 2002

ISSN1568-7759eISSN1572-8676
SJR Q1WOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.795
H-Indexi
79
SNIPi
1.623
Total Worksi
1,250
Total Citationsi
32,101
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.79
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences is an international and interdisciplinary journal that published papers that address the philosophical and scientific study of cognition and consciousness. Provides a forum for exploring the intersections between phenomenology, empirical science, and analytic philosophy of mind. Builds bridges between the phenomenological tradition and other disciplines. Addresses recent work on the connection between empirical results in experimental science and first-person perspective. Includes work by phenomenologists, scientists, and philosophers who study cognition. Offers discussion of methodological issues involving various approaches to these problems.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2002
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,250
Publisher OrgSpringer Nature
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Netherlands
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1568-7759 / 1572-8676
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
45
1k
2019
60
1.1k
2020
80
1.2k
2021
88
715
2022
68
347
2023
98
352
2024
79
152
2025
77
11
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
Cognitive NeuroscienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyCognitive Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Embodied and Extended CognitionAction Observation and SynchronizationMental Health and PsychiatryPhenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPhilosophy and Theoretical ScienceSocial Representations and IdentityPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentPhilosophy and History of ScienceEmotions and Moral Behavior

Frequently asked questions about Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences

Is Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Phenomenology and the Cognitive 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 Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences?

Phenomenology and the Cognitive 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 1.79.

Is Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences?

Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences is an international and interdisciplinary journal that published papers that address the philosophical and scientific study of cognition and consciousness. Provides a forum for exploring the intersections between phenomenology, empirical science, and analytic philosophy of mind. Builds bridges between the phenomenological tradition and other disciplines. Addresses recent work on the connection between empirical results in experimental science and first-person perspective. Includes work by phenomenologists, scientists, and philosophers who study cognitio

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref