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Res Philosophica

Philosophy Documentation Center · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2168-9105eISSN2168-9113
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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 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
0.162
H-Indexi
30
SNIPi
0.495
Total Worksi
431
Total Citationsi
3,572
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.64
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Res Philosophica is a quarterly journal of philosophy. The Philosophy Documentation Center is a specialized publisher that has been serving scholars on a non-profit basis since 1966. It has earned a reputation for excellence with the publication of journals, book series, conference proceedings, reference works, and other materials in philosophy, applied ethics, religious studies and related fields.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2013
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications431
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Submission Info

Peer Review
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

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Philosophy Documentation Center
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2168-9105 / 2168-9113
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
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
37
426
2018
33
312
2019
33
164
2020
29
80
2021
30
54
2022
24
69
2023
39
38
2024
20
14
2025

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.

PhilosophyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsPhilosophy and Theoretical SciencePhilosophical Ethics and TheoryTheology and Philosophy of EvilPhilosophy and History of SciencePolitical Philosophy and EthicsPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentFree Will and AgencyHistorical Philosophy and ScienceMedieval and Classical Philosophy

Frequently asked questions about Res Philosophica

Is Res Philosophica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Res Philosophica: 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 Res Philosophica?

Res Philosophica 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 0.64.

Is Res Philosophica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Res Philosophica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Res Philosophica?

Res Philosophica is a quarterly journal of philosophy. The Philosophy Documentation Center is a specialized publisher that has been serving scholars on a non-profit basis since 1966. It has earned a reputation for excellence with the publication of journals, book series, conference proceedings, reference works, and other materials in philosophy, applied ethics, religious studies and related fields.

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