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Plato Journal

Coimbra University Press · Portugal · Est. 2001

ISSN2079-7567eISSN2183-4105

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

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

0.286

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.934

Total Works

263

Total Citations

357

2yr Mean Citedness

0.04

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Aims & Scope

The aim of this journal is to promote international dialogue on Plato across different languages and scholarly approaches.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionPortugal

Primary LanguageEnglish, French, Portuguese

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyAnual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications263

Publisher OrgCoimbra University Press

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~35 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Coimbra University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2079-7567 / 2183-4105

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, French, Portuguese

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

PhilosophyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories