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Status
Active
Coverage
1978–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.1
SJR · SCImago
0.340
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
21
Best quartile
Q2 · 73rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 234 / 891 | 73rd | Q2 |
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Philosophical Investigations
Philosophical Investigations is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 1.1), WoS AHCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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ISSN 0190-0536Verify ISSN ↗1467-9205Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Scopus · Q2WoS · AHCIONOS
1.1
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$2,900 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Philosophical Investigations indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1978–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 1.1.
What quartile is Philosophical Investigations in Scopus?
Philosophical Investigations is Q2 in Philosophy (rank 234 of 891), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Philosophical Investigations?
Philosophical Investigations is indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 1.1, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 73rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.340, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 21.
How much does it cost to publish in Philosophical Investigations?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,900 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Philosophical Investigations and what is its ISSN?
Philosophical Investigations is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0190-0536 and its online ISSN is 1467-9205.
Is Philosophical Investigations covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Philosophical Investigations in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Is Philosophical Investigations open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Philosophical Investigations? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Philosophical Investigations has an h-index of 35 and a 2-year mean of 0.28 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.1, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #354 of 805 Scopus journals in Philosophy.
35
h-index
0.28
2-yr mean citations
131
i10-index
1,760
works indexed
12,184
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,900
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#354 of 805 Top 44% Philosophy
Philosophical Investigations published 40 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 52. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Philosophical Investigations? — latest 90 articles, 2022–2026
In its latest 90 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from United States (27.2%), United Kingdom (22.8%) and Finland (6.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Philosophical Investigations? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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