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Teaching Philosophy

Philosophy Documentation Center · United States · Est. 1975

ISSN2153-6619

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

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

0.152

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.311

Total Works

3,418

Total Citations

26,247

2yr Mean Citedness

0.10

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Aims & Scope

Teaching Philosophy is a premier journal for philosophy teachers. It publishes articles on the teaching of philosophy, as well as on philosophical topics that are of interest to teachers of philosophy. The journal also publishes book reviews and other materials of interest to philosophy teachers.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

Annual Volume~ 62 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,418

Publisher OrgPhilosophy Documentation Center

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Philosophy Documentation Center

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2153-6619

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

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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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

EducationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentClassical Philosophy and ThoughtEthics in medical practicePolitical Philosophy and EthicsPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryLegal Education and Practice InnovationsWittgensteinian philosophy and applicationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationTheology and Philosophy of Evil