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Status
Active
Coverage
2002–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.6
SJR · SCImago
0.178
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
16
Best quartile
Q2 · 58th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 368 / 891 | 58th | Q2 |
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Philosophy Today
Philosophy Today is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 0.6), WoS AHCI. Published by Philosophy Documentation Center.
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ISSN 0031-8256Verify ISSN ↗2329-8596Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Philosophy Documentation Center
Scopus · Q2WoS · AHCI
0.6
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Quick answers
Is Philosophy Today indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2002–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 0.6.
What quartile is Philosophy Today in Scopus?
Philosophy Today is Q2 in Philosophy (rank 368 of 891), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Philosophy Today?
Philosophy Today 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 0.6, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 58th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.178, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 16.
Who publishes Philosophy Today and what is its ISSN?
Philosophy Today is published by Philosophy Documentation Center. Its print ISSN is 0031-8256 and its online ISSN is 2329-8596.
Is Philosophy Today in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Is Philosophy Today open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Philosophy Today? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Philosophy Today has an h-index of 36 and a 2-year mean of 0.18 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.6, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #445 of 805 Scopus journals in Philosophy.
36
h-index
0.18
2-yr mean citations
202
i10-index
3,323
works indexed
9,893
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#445 of 805 Bottom 45% Philosophy
Philosophy Today published 55 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 84. 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.
Are there integrity warnings for Philosophy Today? — 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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