Journal for General Philosophy of Science

Aims & Scope

The Journal for General Philosophy of Science is a forum for the discussion of a variety of attitudes concerning the philosophy of science.

It has as its subject matter the philosophical, especially methodological, ontological, epistemological, anthropological, and ethical foundations of the individual sciences.

Particular emphasis is laid on bringing both the natural, the cultural, and the technical sciences into a philosophical context, within which the historical presuppositions and conditions of the current problems of the philosophy of science are also included in the discussion.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.654

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8773

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	162

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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 Social Sciences, 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.

• EXPLAINING EMERGENCE: TOWARDS AN ONTOLOGY OF LEVELS

  Citation: 127

  Authors: CLAUS, SIMO, FREDERIK

• Theoretizität im Logischen Empirismus und im Strukturalismus – erläutert am Fallbeispiel des Neurobiologischen Konstruktivismus

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Stephan

• The Philosophy of Interdisciplinarity: Sustainability Science and Problem-Feeding

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Henrik, Johannes

• Are Unconceived Alternatives a Problem for Scientific Realism?

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Michael

• How Causal is Downward Causation?

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Menno

• Explicating Objectual Understanding: Taking Degrees Seriously

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Christoph

• A Confutation of the Pessimistic Induction

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Seungbae

• Falsificationism and Statistical Learning Theory: Comparing the Popper and Vapnik-Chervonenkis Dimensions

  Citation: 35

  Authors: David, Bernhard, Vladimir

• Matters of Interest: The Objects of Research in Science and Technoscience

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Bernadette, Sacha, Alfred, Astrid

• The Structure of Causal Sets

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Christian

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