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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q2SCImago #25,359Hybrid

PHILOSOPHY AND RHETORIC

Identifier (ISSN):0031-8213(Print)/1527-2079(Online)
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Publisher:Penn State University Press
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.3↓ -0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
N/A
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for PHILOSOPHY AND RHETORIC

WoS N/A
00110.420230.320240.520250.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.15
#25,359

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
28

28 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRN/A
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
16articles/year
1.82% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Philosophy and Rhetoric is dedicated to publication of high-quality articles involving the relationship between philosophy and rhetoric. It has a longstanding commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and welcomes all theoretical and methodological perspectives that advance the journal"s mission. Philosophy and Rhetoric invites articles on such topics as the relationship between logic and rhetoric, the philosophical aspects of argumentation, philosophical views on the nature of rhetoric held by historical figures and during historical periods, psychological and sociological studies of rhetoric with a strong philosophical emphasis, and philosophical analyses of the relationship to rhetoric of other areas of human culture and thought, political theory and law.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PhilosophyEpistemologyLinguisticsArts & HumanitiesPolitical ScienceSociologyLawComputer Science
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRAHCI2026

LITERATURE

N/A
RankN/A
IndexAHCI
JCRAHCI2026

PHILOSOPHY

N/A
RankN/A
IndexAHCI
JCIAHCI2026

LITERATURE

Q1
Rank46/200
IndexAHCI
JCIAHCI2026

PHILOSOPHY

Q1
Rank65/336
IndexAHCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

13 year
2026Latest
IF0.3
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2025
IF0.5
Articles / Year37
Total Citations4
2024
IF0.3
Articles / Year32
Total Citations19
2023
IF0.4
Articles / Year30
Total Citations68
2022
IF—
Articles / Year40
Total Citations208

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #25,359Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2002-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and Humanities
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.15

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.39

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,471 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations49
3-Year Documents79
Citable Documents73

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 Rate33.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

PhilosophyQ2
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: 0%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Philosophy
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区LITERATURE
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

PHILOSOPHY AND RHETORIC (ISSN: 0031-8213) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Penn State University Press in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.30, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.150 (Q2), an H-index of 28.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 16 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,471 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
Penn State University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
AHCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28