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Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1987

ISSN2352-8389
SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.133
H-Indexi
13
Total Worksi
432
Total Citationsi
830
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.83
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations publishes high-quality volumes reflecting original research at the juncture of philosophy and politics. The journal focuses on new and important areas of inquiry that have emerged or developed significantly at the crossroads of these two fields.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary Language—
1st Year Published1987
Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications432
Publisher OrgSpringer International Publishing

Submission Info

Peer Review—
OA License—
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

4/11 · 36%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
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Does the journal have a website?
No URL
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Is the ISSN verified?
2352-8389
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Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
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Peer review process documented?
N/A
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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?
N/A
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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?
N/A

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
25
41
2019
87
327
2020
34
52
2021
60
44
2022
75
76
2023
39
60
2024
20
0
2025
16
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.

PhilosophyQ3
LawQ4
Political Science and International RelationsQ4
Public AdministrationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawPhilosophyPolitical Science and International RelationsPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Political Philosophy and EthicsIslamic Studies and HistoryReligion and Society InteractionsPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryTurkey's Politics and SocietyPopulism, Right-Wing MovementsEducation and Islamic StudiesHistorical and Contemporary Political DynamicsReligious Education and SchoolsCritical Theory and Philosophy

Frequently asked questions about Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations

Is Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations: it is indexed in 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 Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations?

Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.133.

Is Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations is indexed in Scopus.

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