Foundations of Science

Aims & Scope

Foundations of Science focuses on methodological and philosophical topics of foundational significance concerning the structure and the growth of science.

It serves as a forum for exchange of views and ideas among working scientists and theorists of science and it seeks to promote interdisciplinary cooperation.

Since the various scientific disciplines have become so specialized and inaccessible to workers in different areas of science, one of the goals of the journal is to present the foundational issues of science in a way that is free from unnecessary technicalities yet faithful to the scientific content.

The aim of the journal is not simply to identify and highlight foundational issues and problems, but to suggest constructive solutions to the problems.

The editors of the journal admit that various sciences have approaches and methods that are peculiar to those individual sciences.

However, they hold the view that important truths can be discovered about and by the sciences and that truths transcend cultural and political contexts.

Although properly conducted historical and sociological inquiries can explain some aspects of the scientific enterprise, the editors believe that the central foundational questions of contemporary science can be posed and answered without recourse to sociological or historical methods.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17195

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	208

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.283

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	32

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Multidisciplinary, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Deluge of Spurious Correlations in Big Data

  Citation: 242

  Authors: Cristian S., Giuseppe

• Applications of quantum statistics in psychological studies of decision processes

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Diedrik, Sven

• Abduction as a Logic and Methodology of Discovery: the Importance of Strategies

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Sami

• An Axiomatic Characterization of Causal Counterfactuals

  Citation: 111

  Authors: David, Judea

• Understanding Pluralism in Climate Modeling

  Citation: 101

  Authors: W. S.

• Variation in the Contextuality of Language: An Empirical Measure

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Francis, Jean-Marc

• Problems with Peirce's Concept of Abduction

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Michael

• The Radical Constructivist View of Science

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Ernst

• The Dispositionalist Conception of Laws

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Alexander

• Technology and the Body: the (Im)Possibilities of Re-embodiment

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Helena

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