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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

United StatesHistory (Q1); History and Philosophy of Science (Q1); Philosophy (Q1)ISSN-matched source record
Q1Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
75H-index (SCImago 2025)
1.909SJR (2025)
1950-2026Coverage

About British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science is a scholarly journal published by University of Chicago Press. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.909 and H-index of 75.

Coverage: 1950-2026. Research categories: History (Q1); History and Philosophy of Science (Q1); Philosophy (Q1).

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)0007-0882, 1464-3537
ISSN-L0007-0882
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationOxford University Press
Publisher country codeUS
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Not marked as fully open access; hybrid options may exist
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Not listed in OpenAlex metadata; this is not a direct DOAJ check
Works recorded in OpenAlex4,392
Citations recorded in OpenAlex93,136
OpenAlex H-index134
Years represented in OpenAlex1949–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Philosophy and History of Science; Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics; Philosophy and Theoretical Science; Quantum Mechanics and Applications; Science and Climate Studies; Evolution and Science Education.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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