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Balkan Journal of Philosophy

Bulgarska Akademiya na Naukite · Bulgaria · Est. 2009

ISSN2367-5438

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.14

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.193

Total Worksi

389

Total Citationsi

548

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Balkan Journal of Philosophy is a peer-reviewed periodical that publishes high-quality articles on topics of current interest and makes substantial contributions to ongoing debates in all areas of philosophy. Its readers will primarily include professional philosophers in the Balkan region.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications389

Publisher OrgPhilosophy Documentation Center

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-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

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Bulgarska Akademiya na Naukite

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2367-5438

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-review

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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?

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.

PhilosophyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Philosophy and History of SciencePhilosophy and Theoretical ScienceClassical Philosophy and ThoughtCritical Theory and PhilosophyNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsPolitical Philosophy and EthicsPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryPhenomenology and Existential PhilosophyEpistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsFree Will and Agency

Frequently asked questions about Balkan Journal of Philosophy

Is Balkan Journal of Philosophy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Balkan Journal of Philosophy: 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 Balkan Journal of Philosophy?

Balkan Journal of Philosophy 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 0.15.

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

Balkan Journal of Philosophy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.