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Philosophy and the Mind Sciences

Ruhr-University of Bochum · Germany · Est. 2020

ISSN2699-0369

SJR Q1✓ 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 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.647

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.678

Total Worksi

182

Total Citationsi

1,264

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Philosophy and the Mind Sciences (PhiMiSci) focuses on the interface between philosophy of mind, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications182

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Ruhr-University of Bochum

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2699-0369

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Yes

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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

787

2020

159

2021

229

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

PhilosophyQ1

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyPsychology (miscellaneous)Cognitive Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Embodied and Extended CognitionPhilosophy and Theoretical ScienceNeural dynamics and brain functionNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsMental Health and PsychiatryPsychedelics and Drug StudiesPhilosophy and History of ScienceEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentAction Observation and Synchronization

Frequently asked questions about Philosophy and the Mind Sciences

Is Philosophy and the Mind Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Philosophy and the Mind Sciences: 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 Philosophy and the Mind Sciences?

Philosophy and the Mind Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.647.

Is Philosophy and the Mind Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Philosophy and the Mind Sciences is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Philosophy and the Mind Sciences?