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Journal of Philosophy in Schools

University of Birmingham Library Services · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2204-2482

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.223

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.288

Total Worksi

166

Total Citationsi

517

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Philosophy; Education; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications166

Publisher OrgFederation of Australasian Philosophy in Schools Associations.

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewEditorial

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPKP PNCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Birmingham Library Services

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2204-2482

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Editorial

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PKP PN, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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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.

PhilosophyQ2

EducationQ3

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentValues and Moral EducationReligious Education and SchoolsEducational Strategies and EpistemologiesEthics in medical practicePragmatism in Philosophy and EducationEducator Training and Historical PedagogyPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismScience Education and PedagogyReflective Practices in Education

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Philosophy in Schools

Is Journal of Philosophy in Schools a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Philosophy in Schools: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Philosophy in Schools?

Journal of Philosophy in Schools is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.223.

Is Journal of Philosophy in Schools indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Philosophy in Schools is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Philosophy in Schools?