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Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
1956–1977 (also 1954)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
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Philosophical Magazine
Philosophical Magazine is not currently indexed in Scopus. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd..
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ISSN 0031-8086Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
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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 Magazine indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1956–1977 (also 1954)).
What is the impact factor of Philosophical Magazine?
Philosophical Magazine has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Philosophical Magazine and what is its ISSN?
Philosophical Magazine is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. Its ISSN is 0031-8086.
Is Philosophical Magazine 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 Magazine in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Philosophical Magazine open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Philosophical Magazine for 23 years, between 1954 and 1977, with 1 year in that span missing. Coverage ended in 1977, 49 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Philosophical Magazine? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Philosophical Magazine has an h-index of 186 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
186
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
3,383
i10-index
4,843
works indexed
241,804
total citations
Philosophical Magazine published 269 papers in 1977. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Philosophical Magazine? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1977. 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 statusInactive — coverage ended 1977
- 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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