The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
Last updated ISSN 0007-0882
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science is published by Oxford University Press in arts and humanities. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
- Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Science and Climate Studies
- Evolution and Science Education
- Relativity and Gravitational Theory
- Philosophy, Science, and History
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Classical Philosophy and Thought
Key facts
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0007-0882, 1464-3537 |
| Subject area | Arts and Humanities |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Arts & Humanities Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 4,392 |
| Publishing since | 1949 |
| Journal website | bjps.oxfordjournals.org/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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