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American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly

Philosophy Documentation Center · United States · Est. 1934

ISSN2153-8441
SJR Q2WOS 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.135
H-Indexi
36
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
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

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Philosophy Documentation Center
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2153-8441
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
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
35
40
2019
40
29
2020
53
32
2021
36
177
2022
36
23
2023
36
4
2024
35
0
2025
8
0
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly?

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.

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