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Journal of Philosophy

Journal of Philosophy, Inc. · United States · Est. 1907

ISSN1939-8549
SJR Q1WOS A&HCIScopus / 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1
H-Indexi
292
Total Worksi
12,818
Total Citationsi
391,073
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.74
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Philosophy is extremely selective and publishes philosophical scholarship of exceptional quality. The Journal adheres to strict academic standards and focuses on research in the analytic philosophical tradition. We recommend that authors check recent volumes to get a clear sense of the Journal 's scope. While we do not publish manuscripts that mainly comment on articles published elsewhere, we do publish short responses to Journal of Philosophy articles. The Journal of Philosophy does not publish papers that are primarily historical or expository. Currently, the editors are not considering experimental philosophy. Book reviews are by invitation only.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1907
Frequencymonthly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications12,818
Publisher OrgPhilosophy Documentation Center
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewtriple-anonymous review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Journal of Philosophy, Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1939-8549
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
triple-anonymous review
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
756
2019
45
533
2020
45
424
2021
44
372
2022
39
254
2023
48
153
2024
36
44
2025
12
3
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

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Classical Philosophy and ThoughtPhilosophy and Theoretical ScienceDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEpistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsHuman auditory perception and evaluationPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryPhilosophy and History of SciencePhilosophy, Science, and HistoryAmerican Sports and LiteratureDigital Humanities and Scholarship

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Philosophy

Is Journal of Philosophy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Philosophy: 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 Journal of Philosophy?

Journal of Philosophy 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 1.74.

Is Journal of Philosophy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Philosophy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Philosophy?

The Journal of Philosophy is extremely selective and publishes philosophical scholarship of exceptional quality. The Journal adheres to strict academic standards and focuses on research in the analytic philosophical tradition. We recommend that authors check recent volumes to get a clear sense of the Journal 's scope. While we do not publish manuscripts that mainly comment on articles published elsewhere, we do publish short responses to Journal of Philosophy articles. The Journal of Philosophy does not publish papers that are primarily historical or expository. Currently, the editors are not

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