ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #15,324Top JournalHybrid

Journal of the Philosophy of History

Identifier (ISSN):1872-261X(Print)/1872-2636(Online)
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Publisher:Brill
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.8↓ -0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the Philosophy of History

WoS Q1
01120.520230.420240.920250.82026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.8
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.359
#15,324

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
16

16 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate50%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
20articles/year
15.63% Gold OA•90.91% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Philosophy of history is a rapidly expanding area. There is growing interest today in: what constitutes knowledge of the past, the ontology of past events, the relationship of language to the past, and the nature of representations of the past. These interests are distinct from – although connected with – contemporary epistemology, philosophy of science, metaphysics, philosophy of language, and aesthetics. Hence we need a distinct venue in which philosophers can explore these issues. Journal of the Philosophy of History provides such a venue. Ever since neo-Kantianism, philosophy of history has been central to all of philosophy, whether or not particular philosophers recognized its potential significance.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Philosophy97.3%Epistemology90.7%Political science75%Law74.5%Art74.5%History73.1%Sociology56.6%Linguistics50%Computer science41.5%Literature41.2%Classics37.4%Geography36.8%Archaeology35.4%Ancient history34.3%Medieval history33.8%Psychology31%Biology30.8%Theology27.7%Mathematics27.5%Politics27.5%Physics26.9%Economics20.9%Historiography20.9%Philosophy of history20.3%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRAHCI2026

HISTORY

Q1
Rank51/553
IndexAHCI
JCRAHCI2026

PHILOSOPHY

N/A
RankN/A
IndexAHCI
JCIAHCI2026

HISTORY

Q1
Rank49/554
IndexAHCI
JCIAHCI2026

PHILOSOPHY

Q1
Rank30/336
IndexAHCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.8
Articles / Year11
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.9
Articles / Year32
Total Citations7
2024
IF0.4
Articles / Year32
Total Citations15
2023
IF0.5
Articles / Year29
Total Citations37
2022
IF—
Articles / Year16
Total Citations8

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #15,324Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2007-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and Humanities
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.359

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.60

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,573 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations36
3-Year Documents54
Citable Documents51

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate16.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

HistoryQ1
History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 50%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)History
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区HISTORY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Journal of the Philosophy of History (ISSN: 1872-261X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Brill in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.80, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.359 (Q1), an H-index of 16.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 20 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,573 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Brill
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
AHCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28