Philosophy and Public Affairs

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

Issues of public concern often have an important philosophical dimension. Philosophy & Public Affairs is published in the belief that a philosophical examination of these issues can contribute to their clarification and to their resolution. It welcomes philosophical discussion of substantive legal, social, and political problems, as well as discussions of the more abstract questions to which they give rise. In addition, it aims to publish studies of the moral and intellectual history of such problems. Philosophy & Public Affairs is designed to fill the need for a venue in which philosophers with different viewpoints and philosophically inclined writers from various disciplines-including law, political science, economics.

About Philosophy and Public Affairs

Philosophy and Public Affairs is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to History and Philosophy of Science (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1). It is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The overall rank of Philosophy and Public Affairs is 2364. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.508. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 87. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of Philosophy and Public Affairs journal is 10884963, 00483915. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Philosophy and Public Affairs is cited by a total of 174 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

Philosophy and Public Affairs Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of Philosophy and Public Affairs is 3.37, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Philosophy and Public Affairs IF is decreased by a factor of 0.27 and approximate percentage change is -7.42% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a falling trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Philosophy and Public Affairs Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of Philosophy and Public Affairs is 3.37. If the same downward trend persists, Impact IF may fall in 2025 as well.

Philosophy and Public Affairs h-index

 

Philosophy and Public Affairs has an h-index of 87. It means 87 articles of this journal have more than 87 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Philosophy and Public Affairs ISSN

The ISSN of Philosophy and Public Affairs is 10884963, 00483915. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Philosophy and Public Affairs Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Philosophy and Public Affairs is 2364. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.508. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Philosophy and Public Affairs by Year

Ranking of Philosophy and Public Affairs by Year

Philosophy and Public Affairs Publisher

Philosophy and Public Affairs is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1973-1982, 1984-1986, 1988-2001, 2003-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Philosophy and Public Affairs is Philos. Public Aff.. This abbreviation ('Philos. Public Aff.') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Philosophy and Public Affairs

If your research field is/are related to History and Philosophy of Science (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/