British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
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Journal
Country
United States
Northern America
Subject Area and Category
Arts and Humanities
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History
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History and Philosophy of Science
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Philosophy
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Publisher
SJR 2025
1.909
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SJR Score
H-Index
75
Citations / Doc (2yr)
2.51
Total Docs. (latest)
44
Total Citations (3yr)
347
Publication type
Journals
ISSN
14643537, 00070882
Coverage
1950-2026
Journal Rank
#1,577
Subject Categories
History
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History and Philosophy of Science
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Philosophy
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Subject Areas
Aims & Scope
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science encourages the application of philosophical techniques to issues raised by the natural and human sciences.
These include general questions of scientific knowledge and objectivity, as well as more particular problems arising within specific disciplines.
Topics currently being discussed in the journal include: causation, the logic of natural selection, the interpretation of quantum mechanics, the direction of time, probability, confirmation, foundations of mathematics, supertasks and the theory of emotion.
Abstracting & Indexing
Scopus
Google Scholar
Web of Science
Detailed Metrics
| Total Docs. (latest) | 44 |
| Total Docs. (3 years) | 130 |
| Total Refs. | 2,307 |
| Total Citations (3 years) | 347 |
| Citable Docs. (3 years) | 129 |
| Citations / Doc. (2 years) | 2.51 |
| Ref. / Doc. | 52.43 |
| % Female | 22.2% |
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