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Status
Active
Coverage
2014–present
Source type
Book Series
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.3
Best quartile
Q3 · 35th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 578 / 891 | 35th | Q3 |
| Sociology and Political Science | 1344 / 1530 | 12th | Q4 |
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Political Philosophy and Public Purpose
Political Philosophy and Public Purpose is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 0.3). Published by Springer International Publishing.
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ISSN 2524-714XVerify ISSN ↗2524-7158Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Scopus · Q3
0.3
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
1
Indexed in
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Political Philosophy and Public Purpose indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2014–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 0.3.
What quartile is Political Philosophy and Public Purpose in Scopus?
Political Philosophy and Public Purpose is Q3 in Philosophy (rank 578 of 891) and Q4 in Sociology and Political Science (rank 1344 of 1530), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Political Philosophy and Public Purpose?
Political Philosophy and Public Purpose is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.3, quartile Q3, 35th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric.
Who publishes Political Philosophy and Public Purpose and what is its ISSN?
Political Philosophy and Public Purpose is published by Springer International Publishing. Its print ISSN is 2524-714X and its online ISSN is 2524-7158.
Is Political Philosophy and Public Purpose in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Political Philosophy and Public Purpose open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Political Philosophy and Public Purpose? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Political Philosophy and Public Purpose has an h-index of 8 and a 2-year mean of 0.06 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.3, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #621 of 805 Scopus journals in Philosophy.
8
h-index
0.06
2-yr mean citations
8
i10-index
267
works indexed
472
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#621 of 805 Bottom 23% Philosophy
#1,308 of 1,478 Bottom 12% Sociology and Political Science
Political Philosophy and Public Purpose published 41 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2023 with 63. 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 Political Philosophy and Public Purpose? — 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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