Home›Search›Epoche

Epoche

Philosophy Documentation Center · United States · Est. 1993

ISSN2153-8603

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

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 ↗

SJR Score

0.153

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.615

Total Works

620

Total Citations

916

2yr Mean Citedness

0.05

Free JIF alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes articles that analyze philosophical concepts and texts from ancient Greek thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, and Melissus, as well as modern and contemporary philosophers such as Gadamer, Heidegger, Husserl, Nietzsche, and Weil. The articles explore themes in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, and the philosophy of technology. They often involve close readings of specific texts, comparisons between different philosophical traditions, and examinations of the historical development of philosophical ideas.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ 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 Published1993

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications620

Publisher OrgPhilosophy Documentation Center

Visit Journal Website

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%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Philosophy Documentation Center

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2153-8603

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Classical Philosophy and ThoughtPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismPhenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryClassical Antiquity StudiesNietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelSeventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtMedieval and Classical PhilosophyHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesPhilosophy and Historical Thought