Know

Aims & Scope

KNOW: A Journal on the Formation of Knowledge investigates the construction, transmission, and contestation of forms of knowledge from antiquity to today.

What people know and how they claim to know it, the very choice of things as objects of knowledge, are products of history, politics, and culture.

The flagship publication of the Institute on the Formation of Knowledge, KNOW uncovers and explicates this vast terrain in both past and present.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.142

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	6

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25190

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	9

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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 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 History of Science and the History of Knowledge

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Lorraine

• The Politics of “Gut Feelings”: On Sentiment in Governance and the Law

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Ann Laura

• The History of Knowledge and the Future History of Ignorance

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Lukas M.

• Quality to Impact, Text to Metadata: Publication and Evaluation in the Age of Metrics

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Mario

• <i>Lieux de savoir</i>: Places and Spaces in the History of Knowledge

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Christian

• The Role of Biography in Intellectual History

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Robert J.

• From Critique to Audit: A Pragmatic Response to the Climate Emergency from the Humanities and Social Sciences, and a Call to Action

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Jo

• Making Art / Discovering Science

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Steven

• The Political and the Epistemic in the Twentieth Century: Historical Perspectives

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Kijan, Monika

• A Linguistic Framework for Knowledge, Belief, and Veridicality Judgment

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Anastasia, Alda

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