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Journal of Value Inquiry

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1967

ISSN1573-0492

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.284

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.732

Total Works

2,793

Total Citations

14,768

2yr Mean Citedness

0.62

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope

The Journal of Value Inquiry is an international, peer-reviewed, philosophical quarterly devoted to the stimulation and communication of research in value studies. The journal explores the nature, origin, experiences and scope of value, as well as problems of value in such fields as culture, aesthetics, religion, social and legal theory or practice, ethics, education, and methodology, technology and the sciences. Founded in 1967 by James Wilbur, The Journal of Value Inquiry is a forum for presentation of the rich diversity of approaches available to value inquiry. It is committed to openness, cosmopolitanism, and the sharing of insights about humanity.

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SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,793

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble blind peer review

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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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?

1573-0492

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double blind peer 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

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

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.

LawQ2

PhilosophyQ2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EthicsPhilosophy

Scopus Categories

LawPhilosophySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Philosophical Ethics and TheoryPolitical Philosophy and EthicsEthics in medical practiceEpistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsFree Will and AgencyPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentTheology and Philosophy of EvilWar, Ethics, and JustificationClassical Philosophy and ThoughtPhilosophy and Theoretical Science