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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 1.7
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 2.0
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.989
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.372

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 51
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 265

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 396,923
    Altmetric mentions: 192

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    • The Philosopher's Index

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