HOPOS

Aims & Scope

HOPOS presents international, peer-reviewed scholarship concerning the history of philosophical discussions about science.

The journal provides an outlet for interdisciplinary work that helps to explain the links among philosophy, science, and mathematics, along with the social, economic, and political context.

The journal features articles, book reviews, and annually, an extensive essay review of the recent scholarship in a growing area of the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.257

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	11

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18293

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	45

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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, 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.

• John Dewey’s Logic of Science

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Matthew J.

• What Is This Thing Called<i>Philosophy of Science</i>? A Computational Topic-Modeling Perspective, 1934–2015

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Christophe, Jean-François, Davide

• On a Straw Man in the Philosophy of Science: A Defense of the Received View

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Sebastian

• Four Problems of Abduction: A Brief History

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Anya

• The Vienna Circle’s “Scientific World-Conception”: Philosophy of Science in the Political Arena

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Donata

• Feyerabend and Popper on Theory Proliferation and Anomaly Import: On the Compatibility of Theoretical Pluralism and Critical Rationalism

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Karim

• Leibniz versus Ishiguro: Closing a Quarter Century of Syncategoremania

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Tiziana, Piotr, Vladimir, Karin U., Mikhail G., David M., David

• The American Reception of Logical Positivism: First Encounters, 1929–1932

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Sander

• Telling Stories in Science: Feyerabend and Thought Experiments

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Michael T.

• The Discovery-Justification Distinction and the New Historiography of Science: On Thomas Kuhn’s Thalheimer Lectures

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Pablo

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