Journal of Social and Political Philosophy

pISSN: 2752-7514eISSN: 2752-7522• JCR: Journal of Social and Political PhilosophyEdinburgh University PressUnited Kingdom

Newest Impact Factor

0.2

Released June 18, 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

New this year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    0.2

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
PHILOSOPHYESCINot ranked
POLITICAL SCIENCEESCIQ4
Q4
JCR Quartile
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CAS Block

Journal of Social and Political Philosophy current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #5,659 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #971 among Q4 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Journal of Social and Political Philosophy against journals publishing in the same field.

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Journal of Social and Political Philosophy publication trend

Published 137 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 0.2.

2026 vs 2025: -19
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Journal Details

Total Articles
137
H-Index
5
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political Science

Article Volume

2022
37
2023
30
2024
27
2025
31
2026
12
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