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American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly

Philosophy Documentation Center · United States · Est. 1934

ISSN2153-8441

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.135

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.605

Total Worksi

1,839

Total Citationsi

8,710

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly is a scholarly journal that publishes articles on philosophy, with a particular focus on Catholic thought and its engagement with broader philosophical traditions. It covers a wide range of philosophical topics, including metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, and the history of philosophy, often from a Catholic perspective.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1934

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,839

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?

2153-8441

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Citations received

2019

2020

2021

177

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Religious StudiesQ2

PhilosophyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medieval Philosophy and TheologyTheology and Philosophy of EvilClassical Philosophy and ThoughtMedieval and Classical PhilosophyPhenomenology and Existential PhilosophyHistorical Philosophy and SciencePhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismKarl Barth and Christian TheologyPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryAugustinian Studies and Theology

Frequently asked questions about American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly

Is American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly?

American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 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 0.01.

Is American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.