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WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q1SCImago #9,864CAS 3区Hybrid

Journal of Consciousness Studies

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: N/A•Scopus SJR: 0.599•SCImago Rank: #9,864•Identifier (ISSN):1355-8250(Print)/2051-2201(Online)•Articles / Year: 66•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,967 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)N/A
1
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
81

81 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRN/A
Self-Citation Rate18.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
66articles/year
14.13% Gold OA•98.21% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.361)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Journal of Consciousness Studies is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with N/A quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.6%Philosophy80.9%Epistemology76%Cognitive science64.6%Cognitive psychology59.4%Biology59.3%Neuroscience53.8%Consciousness38.3%Psychoanalysis35.9%Medicine24.9%Computer science22.9%Social psychology22.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #9,864Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesArts and HumanitiesComputer SciencePsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.599

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
81

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.08

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,967 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations311
3-Year Documents206
Citable Documents183

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate24.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

PhilosophyQ1
Artificial IntelligenceQ2
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2
Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区PHILOSOPHY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Imprint Academic
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIAHCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PHILOSOPHY
JCRAHCI
N/AN/A
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
JCRSSCI
138/275Q3
PHILOSOPHY
JCIAHCI
50/336Q1
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
JCISSCI
31/276Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—4611
20251.26733
20241.668148
20230.776291
20221.361707,595
2021—54436
2020—41135
2019—28277
2018—1575
2017—1683
2016—17284
2015—26289
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Consciousness Studies

WoS N/A
011220222023202420251.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 18.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Record UUID: 4000daab-52eb-4b14-a739-1c6ed3d761c7
Database Updated: 2026-10-01