Philosophical Papers

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SCImago
Q1
Impact factor
1.3
SJR
0.342
CiteScore
1.1
Categories
Philosophy
Areas
Arts and Humanities
Years of issue
1972-2025
journal names
Philosophical Papers
PHILOS PAP
Publications
860
Citations
4 762
h-index
31
Publications
68
Citations
2 220
Top-3 citing journals
Philosophical Studies
Philosophical Studies (159 citations)
Synthese
Synthese (138 citations)
Philosophical Papers
Philosophical Papers (72 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Rhodes University
Rhodes University (14 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (14 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (2 publications)
University of Ghana
University of Ghana (2 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (126 publications)
United Kingdom (47 publications)
South Africa (44 publications)
USA (7 publications)
South Africa (6 publications)
Canada (4 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Philosophical Studies
159 citations, 3.34%
Synthese
138 citations, 2.9%
Philosophical Papers
72 citations, 1.51%
Philosophy Compass
70 citations, 1.47%
Philosophia (United States)
59 citations, 1.24%
Inquiry (United Kingdom)
57 citations, 1.2%
Erkenntnis
52 citations, 1.09%
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
50 citations, 1.05%
Philosophical Psychology
45 citations, 0.94%
Topoi
44 citations, 0.92%
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
42 citations, 0.88%
Australasian Journal of Philosophy
42 citations, 0.88%
Philosophical Quarterly
38 citations, 0.8%
Social Epistemology
31 citations, 0.65%
Nous
30 citations, 0.63%
Acta Analytica
30 citations, 0.63%
European Journal of Philosophy
28 citations, 0.59%
Episteme
28 citations, 0.59%
South African Journal of Philosophy
27 citations, 0.57%
Southern Journal of Philosophy
27 citations, 0.57%
Theoria
26 citations, 0.55%
Religious Studies
23 citations, 0.48%
Analysis
23 citations, 0.48%
Metaphilosophy
23 citations, 0.48%
Pacific Philosophical Quarterly
22 citations, 0.46%
Journal of Ethics
21 citations, 0.44%
Metaphysica
21 citations, 0.44%
Ratio
20 citations, 0.42%
Hypatia
20 citations, 0.42%
Journal of the American Philosophical Association
20 citations, 0.42%
Dialogue-Canadian Philosophical Review
19 citations, 0.4%
Canadian Journal of Philosophy
19 citations, 0.4%
Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences
19 citations, 0.4%
Philosophical Explorations
17 citations, 0.36%
The Monist
15 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Social Philosophy
15 citations, 0.31%
Analytic Philosophy
15 citations, 0.31%
Around the Tree
15 citations, 0.31%
Nous-Supplement: Philosophical Issues
14 citations, 0.29%
Frontiers in Psychology
14 citations, 0.29%
Journal of Applied Philosophy
14 citations, 0.29%
Journal of Medical Ethics
14 citations, 0.29%
SSRN Electronic Journal
14 citations, 0.29%
Ethics
13 citations, 0.27%
Mind
13 citations, 0.27%
Philosophy of the Social Sciences
13 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Philosophical Logic
13 citations, 0.27%
Ethics and Information Technology
13 citations, 0.27%
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
13 citations, 0.27%
International Journal for Philosophy of Religion
12 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Philosophical Studies
12 citations, 0.25%
Philosophy
12 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Business Ethics
12 citations, 0.25%
Dialectica
12 citations, 0.25%
Sophia
12 citations, 0.25%
Mind and Language
11 citations, 0.23%
Studies in Philosophy and Education
11 citations, 0.23%
The Philosophical Forum
11 citations, 0.23%
Philosophies
11 citations, 0.23%
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
10 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
10 citations, 0.21%
Philosophy and Technology
10 citations, 0.21%
Nous-Supplement: Philosophical Perspectives
10 citations, 0.21%
Utilitas
10 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Philosophy of Education
10 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Value Inquiry
10 citations, 0.21%
Handbook of African Philosophy
10 citations, 0.21%
Midwest Studies in Philosophy
9 citations, 0.19%
Axiomathes
9 citations, 0.19%
Philosophical Investigations
9 citations, 0.19%
European Journal for Philosophy of Science
9 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Global Ethics
8 citations, 0.17%
Review of Philosophy and Psychology
8 citations, 0.17%
Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics
7 citations, 0.15%
British Journal for the History of Philosophy
7 citations, 0.15%
European Journal of Political Theory
7 citations, 0.15%
Kantian Review
7 citations, 0.15%
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy
7 citations, 0.15%
Religions
7 citations, 0.15%
Proceedings of the Aristotelean Society
7 citations, 0.15%
American Philosophical Quarterly
7 citations, 0.15%
Social Philosophy and Policy
7 citations, 0.15%
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
7 citations, 0.15%
Manuscrito
6 citations, 0.13%
Social Dynamics
6 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
6 citations, 0.13%
Asian Journal of Philosophy
6 citations, 0.13%
SpringerBriefs in Ethics
6 citations, 0.13%
Res Philosophica
5 citations, 0.1%
Journal of Management Inquiry
5 citations, 0.1%
Criminal Justice Ethics
5 citations, 0.1%
Critical Perspectives on Accounting
5 citations, 0.1%
Ethik in der Medizin
5 citations, 0.1%
Current Psychology
5 citations, 0.1%
Minds and Machines
5 citations, 0.1%
Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour
5 citations, 0.1%
Human Affairs
5 citations, 0.1%
Neuroethics
5 citations, 0.1%
Electronic Technology and Civil Procedure
5 citations, 0.1%
Philosophy of Translation
5 citations, 0.1%
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Citing publishers

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Springer Nature
1037 citations, 21.78%
Wiley
556 citations, 11.68%
Taylor & Francis
521 citations, 10.94%
Oxford University Press
467 citations, 9.81%
Cambridge University Press
354 citations, 7.43%
SAGE
122 citations, 2.56%
Elsevier
81 citations, 1.7%
Walter de Gruyter
49 citations, 1.03%
MDPI
33 citations, 0.69%
University of Chicago Press
26 citations, 0.55%
Frontiers Media S.A.
22 citations, 0.46%
Brill
20 citations, 0.42%
Duke University Press
20 citations, 0.42%
IGI Global
20 citations, 0.42%
BMJ
16 citations, 0.34%
Emerald
15 citations, 0.31%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
14 citations, 0.29%
University of Illinois Press
10 citations, 0.21%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
9 citations, 0.19%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
7 citations, 0.15%
University of Pittsburgh
7 citations, 0.15%
SciELO
7 citations, 0.15%
Philosophy Documentation Center, Saint Louis University
6 citations, 0.13%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
6 citations, 0.13%
The Philosophy Centre of the University of Lisbon
5 citations, 0.1%
Unisa Press
5 citations, 0.1%
American Psychological Association (APA)
5 citations, 0.1%
CAIRN
4 citations, 0.08%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
4 citations, 0.08%
Consortium Erudit
4 citations, 0.08%
AOSIS
4 citations, 0.08%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
3 citations, 0.06%
Masaryk University Press
3 citations, 0.06%
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
3 citations, 0.06%
OpenEdition
3 citations, 0.06%
Apex Publishing
3 citations, 0.06%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
2 citations, 0.04%
Edinburgh University Press
2 citations, 0.04%
AIP Publishing
2 citations, 0.04%
Imprint Academic
2 citations, 0.04%
Indiana University Press
2 citations, 0.04%
2 citations, 0.04%
Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
2 citations, 0.04%
European Journal for Philosophy of Religion
2 citations, 0.04%
University of Montreal
2 citations, 0.04%
Hindawi Limited
2 citations, 0.04%
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
2 citations, 0.04%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
2 citations, 0.04%
American Astronomical Society
2 citations, 0.04%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
2 citations, 0.04%
Berghahn Books
2 citations, 0.04%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
2 citations, 0.04%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
2 citations, 0.04%
Hans Publishers
2 citations, 0.04%
1 citation, 0.02%
Philosophy Documentation Center
1 citation, 0.02%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.02%
Associazone culturale Pragma
1 citation, 0.02%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
1 citation, 0.02%
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
1 citation, 0.02%
Mathematical Association of America
1 citation, 0.02%
Editions Antipodes
1 citation, 0.02%
Tyumen State University
1 citation, 0.02%
Kazan Federal University
1 citation, 0.02%
Instituto Universitario de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro
1 citation, 0.02%
Sun Media Corporation
1 citation, 0.02%
University of the Free State
1 citation, 0.02%
Revues.org
1 citation, 0.02%
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo
1 citation, 0.02%
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
1 citation, 0.02%
Europe's Journal of Psychology
1 citation, 0.02%
Brazilian Administration Review
1 citation, 0.02%
Revue de Philosophie Ancienne
1 citation, 0.02%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1 citation, 0.02%
S. Karger AG
1 citation, 0.02%
Akademiai Kiado
1 citation, 0.02%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
1 citation, 0.02%
Academy of Science of South Africa
1 citation, 0.02%
Universitas Airlangga
1 citation, 0.02%
Human Kinetics
1 citation, 0.02%
Intellect
1 citation, 0.02%
University of Johannesburg
1 citation, 0.02%
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
1 citation, 0.02%
Aurora Group, s.r.o
1 citation, 0.02%
Equinox Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
AACN Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
Novosibirsk State University (NSU)
1 citation, 0.02%
Research Square Platform LLC
1 citation, 0.02%
Pamukkale University Journal of Divinity Faculty
1 citation, 0.02%
The Philosophy of Science Society, Japan
1 citation, 0.02%
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University of Cape Town
14 publications, 1.63%
Rhodes University
14 publications, 1.63%
University of the Witwatersrand
13 publications, 1.51%
University of Johannesburg
7 publications, 0.81%
University of Leeds
7 publications, 0.81%
University of St Andrews
6 publications, 0.7%
King's College London
5 publications, 0.58%
Stellenbosch University
5 publications, 0.58%
University of Memphis
5 publications, 0.58%
Princeton University
4 publications, 0.47%
Syracuse University
4 publications, 0.47%
University of California, Riverside
4 publications, 0.47%
University of Notre Dame
4 publications, 0.47%
University of Barcelona
4 publications, 0.47%
Lund University
3 publications, 0.35%
Stockholm University
3 publications, 0.35%
University of Geneva
3 publications, 0.35%
Australian National University
3 publications, 0.35%
University of Copenhagen
3 publications, 0.35%
Monash University
3 publications, 0.35%
San Diego State University
3 publications, 0.35%
University of Ghana
3 publications, 0.35%
University of Bristol
3 publications, 0.35%
Brown University
3 publications, 0.35%
University of Amsterdam
3 publications, 0.35%
University of Calgary
3 publications, 0.35%
University of Alberta
3 publications, 0.35%
University of Massachusetts Boston
3 publications, 0.35%
Kent State University
3 publications, 0.35%
Ege University
2 publications, 0.23%
Tel Aviv University
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Haifa
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Gothenburg
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Oxford
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Cambridge
2 publications, 0.23%
Ã…bo Akademi University
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Edinburgh
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Manchester
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Nottingham
2 publications, 0.23%
Yale University
2 publications, 0.23%
Johns Hopkins University
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Adelaide
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Tasmania
2 publications, 0.23%
Flinders University
2 publications, 0.23%
Columbia University
2 publications, 0.23%
University of South Africa
2 publications, 0.23%
North Carolina State University
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Dar es Salaam
2 publications, 0.23%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2 publications, 0.23%
University of California, Irvine
2 publications, 0.23%
Georgia State University
2 publications, 0.23%
Jagiellonian University
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Maryland, College Park
2 publications, 0.23%
East Carolina University
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Warsaw
2 publications, 0.23%
Wilfrid Laurier University
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Reading
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Colorado Boulder
2 publications, 0.23%
Weber State University
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Utah
2 publications, 0.23%
Ball State University
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Nevada, Reno
2 publications, 0.23%
James Madison University
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Virginia
2 publications, 0.23%
University of Kansas
2 publications, 0.23%
Trinity University
2 publications, 0.23%
Osh State University
1 publication, 0.12%
Bilkent University
1 publication, 0.12%
Boğaziçi University
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.12%
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
1 publication, 0.12%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Genoa
1 publication, 0.12%
Ghent University
1 publication, 0.12%
Bordeaux Montaigne University
1 publication, 0.12%
Tel Hai Academic College
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Helsinki
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Zurich
1 publication, 0.12%
Xiamen University
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Bologna
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Milan
1 publication, 0.12%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Turin
1 publication, 0.12%
University College London
1 publication, 0.12%
Durham University
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Liverpool
1 publication, 0.12%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Southern Denmark
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Antwerp
1 publication, 0.12%
Sorbonne University
1 publication, 0.12%
National University of Singapore
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Birmingham
1 publication, 0.12%
National Chung Cheng University
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Pavia
1 publication, 0.12%
European Institute of Oncology
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Glasgow
1 publication, 0.12%
Pennsylvania State University
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Otago
1 publication, 0.12%
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University of the Witwatersrand
3 publications, 4.41%
Stellenbosch University
2 publications, 2.94%
University of Ghana
2 publications, 2.94%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Genoa
1 publication, 1.47%
Bordeaux Montaigne University
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Haifa
1 publication, 1.47%
Xiamen University
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Bologna
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Edinburgh
1 publication, 1.47%
Johns Hopkins University
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Johannesburg
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Fort Hare
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 1.47%
University of California, Irvine
1 publication, 1.47%
Shandong University
1 publication, 1.47%
Eötvös Loránd University (University of Budapest)
1 publication, 1.47%
University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Münster
1 publication, 1.47%
Jagiellonian University
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Amsterdam
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Leeds
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Vienna
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Warsaw
1 publication, 1.47%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Barcelona
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Calgary
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Saskatchewan
1 publication, 1.47%
Weber State University
1 publication, 1.47%
Portland State University
1 publication, 1.47%
Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
1 publication, 1.47%
University of Kansas
1 publication, 1.47%
Trinity University
1 publication, 1.47%
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USA, 126, 14.65%
USA
126 publications, 14.65%
United Kingdom, 47, 5.47%
United Kingdom
47 publications, 5.47%
South Africa, 44, 5.12%
South Africa
44 publications, 5.12%
Australia, 18, 2.09%
Australia
18 publications, 2.09%
Canada, 17, 1.98%
Canada
17 publications, 1.98%
Greece, 15, 1.74%
Greece
15 publications, 1.74%
Italy, 12, 1.4%
Italy
12 publications, 1.4%
Brazil, 8, 0.93%
Brazil
8 publications, 0.93%
Sweden, 8, 0.93%
Sweden
8 publications, 0.93%
Netherlands, 6, 0.7%
Netherlands
6 publications, 0.7%
China, 5, 0.58%
China
5 publications, 0.58%
Israel, 5, 0.58%
Israel
5 publications, 0.58%
Germany, 4, 0.47%
Germany
4 publications, 0.47%
Denmark, 4, 0.47%
Denmark
4 publications, 0.47%
New Zealand, 4, 0.47%
New Zealand
4 publications, 0.47%
Poland, 4, 0.47%
Poland
4 publications, 0.47%
Turkey, 4, 0.47%
Turkey
4 publications, 0.47%
Switzerland, 4, 0.47%
Switzerland
4 publications, 0.47%
France, 3, 0.35%
France
3 publications, 0.35%
Belgium, 3, 0.35%
Belgium
3 publications, 0.35%
Ghana, 3, 0.35%
Ghana
3 publications, 0.35%
Finland, 3, 0.35%
Finland
3 publications, 0.35%
Austria, 2, 0.23%
Austria
2 publications, 0.23%
Spain, 2, 0.23%
Spain
2 publications, 0.23%
Mexico, 2, 0.23%
Mexico
2 publications, 0.23%
Republic of Korea, 2, 0.23%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 0.23%
Singapore, 2, 0.23%
Singapore
2 publications, 0.23%
Tanzania, 2, 0.23%
Tanzania
2 publications, 0.23%
Montenegro, 2, 0.23%
Montenegro
2 publications, 0.23%
Argentina, 1, 0.12%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.12%
Barbados, 1, 0.12%
Barbados
1 publication, 0.12%
Hungary, 1, 0.12%
Hungary
1 publication, 0.12%
Kyrgyzstan, 1, 0.12%
Kyrgyzstan
1 publication, 0.12%
Colombia, 1, 0.12%
Colombia
1 publication, 0.12%
Nigeria, 1, 0.12%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.12%
Norway, 1, 0.12%
Norway
1 publication, 0.12%
Palestine, 1, 0.12%
Palestine
1 publication, 0.12%
Slovakia, 1, 0.12%
Slovakia
1 publication, 0.12%
Japan, 1, 0.12%
Japan
1 publication, 0.12%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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USA, 7, 10.29%
USA
7 publications, 10.29%
South Africa, 6, 8.82%
South Africa
6 publications, 8.82%
Canada, 4, 5.88%
Canada
4 publications, 5.88%
Austria, 2, 2.94%
Austria
2 publications, 2.94%
United Kingdom, 2, 2.94%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 2.94%
Ghana, 2, 2.94%
Ghana
2 publications, 2.94%
Italy, 2, 2.94%
Italy
2 publications, 2.94%
Poland, 2, 2.94%
Poland
2 publications, 2.94%
Germany, 1, 1.47%
Germany
1 publication, 1.47%
France, 1, 1.47%
France
1 publication, 1.47%
China, 1, 1.47%
China
1 publication, 1.47%
Barbados, 1, 1.47%
Barbados
1 publication, 1.47%
Belgium, 1, 1.47%
Belgium
1 publication, 1.47%
Brazil, 1, 1.47%
Brazil
1 publication, 1.47%
Hungary, 1, 1.47%
Hungary
1 publication, 1.47%
Israel, 1, 1.47%
Israel
1 publication, 1.47%
Spain, 1, 1.47%
Spain
1 publication, 1.47%
Colombia, 1, 1.47%
Colombia
1 publication, 1.47%
Mexico, 1, 1.47%
Mexico
1 publication, 1.47%
Nigeria, 1, 1.47%
Nigeria
1 publication, 1.47%
Netherlands, 1, 1.47%
Netherlands
1 publication, 1.47%
Singapore, 1, 1.47%
Singapore
1 publication, 1.47%
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