Journal of Ayn Rand Studies

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies is a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study of Ayn Rand and her times.

It is the official journal of The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies Foundation.

The journal is not aligned with any advocacy group, institute, or person.

It welcomes papers from a wide array of disciplines, including: aesthetics, anthropology, ethics, feminism, history, political theory, psychology, and sociology.

The journal aims to foster scholarly dialogue through a respectful exchange of ideas and has become a unique place that has welcomed those working from diverse interpretive and critical perspectives.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30102

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	10

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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

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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.

• Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Stephen R. C.

• What’s in Your File Folder? Part 2: Epistemology, Logic, and “The Objective”

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Roger E.

• Where There's a Will, There's a “Why”

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Roger E.

• Rand's Gender Politics

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Mimi Reisel

• What's in Your File Folder?

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Roger E.

• Russian Egoism Goes to America? A Case for a Connection between Ayn Rand and the <i>Shestidesiatniki</i>

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Aaron

• The Rand Transcript Revealed

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Chris Matthew, Pavel

• What's in Your File Folder? Part 3: Differentiation and Integration in Logic (and Illogic)

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Roger E.

• Objectivism: Past and Future: Lecture and Question-Answer Session

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Nathaniel, Roger E.

• Egoism and/or Altruism

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Merlin

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