Dao

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 2001

ISSN1569-7274

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

SNIPi

1.707

Total Worksi

1,175

Total Citationsi

5,065

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Asian Studies; Philosophy.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 57 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,175

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1569-7274

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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

211

2019

113

2020

134

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

PhilosophyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Asian StudiesPhilosophy

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chinese history and philosophyJapanese History and CultureIndian and Buddhist StudiesChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceCultural Differences and ValuesEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondEmotions and Moral BehaviorPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentReligious Studies and Spiritual PracticesEducational Reforms and Innovations

Frequently asked questions about Dao

Is Dao a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Dao: 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 Dao?

Dao 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 0.32.

Is Dao indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Dao is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Dao?