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Kierkegaard Studies

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1996

ISSN1612-9792
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
22
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q3+12
Total22
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
0.112
H-Index
11
CiteScore
0.3
SNIP
0.842
Total Works
763
Total Citations
972
2yr Mean Citedness
0.05
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Aims & Scope

The goal of the Yearbook is to advance Kierkegaard studies by encouraging top-level scholarship in the field. The editorial and advisory boards are deeply committed to creating a genuinely international forum for publication which integrates the many different traditions of Kierkegaard studies and brings them into a constructive and fruitful dialogue. To this end the Yearbook publishes articles from all related fields (philosophy, theology, literary studies etc.) in English, French and German.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish, French, German
1st Year Published1996
Frequency1 issue per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications763
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewblindly refereed
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 · 67%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1612-9792
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
blindly refereed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English, French, German

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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.

PhilosophyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PhilosophyReligion

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Kierkegaardian Philosophy and InfluenceLiterary and Philosophical StudiesNietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismTheology and Philosophy of EvilPhilosophy and Historical ThoughtDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesRussian Literature and Bakhtin StudiesGerman Literature and Culture StudiesLiterature and Cultural Memory
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref