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Philosophical Magazine

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1798

ISSN1941-5796

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.133

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

5,900

Total Citationsi

6,090

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Chemistry (miscellaneous); Mathematics (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1798

Annual Volume~ 179 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 1826)

Total Publications5,900

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1941-5796

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

180

129

1819

183

1820

216

1821

229

1822

226

1823

193

150

1824

186

225

1825

159

1826

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.

HistoryQ3

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ4

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q4

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)HistoryChemistry (miscellaneous)Astronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationHistory and advancements in chemistryEducational Robotics and EngineeringLegal Cases and CommentaryHistory and Developments in AstronomyLanguage and cultural evolutionCognitive Abilities and TestingIntelligence, Security, War StrategyHistorical Astronomy and Related Studies

Frequently asked questions about Philosophical Magazine

Is Philosophical Magazine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Philosophical Magazine: it is indexed in 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 Philosophical Magazine?

Philosophical Magazine is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.133.

Is Philosophical Magazine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Philosophical Magazine is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Philosophical Magazine?