Foundations of Science
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
21 papers with at least that number of citations each
State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring
Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)
HĐGSNN Score History
By article publication year| Year | Max Score | Evaluation Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 1.2) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2025 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 0.9) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2024 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 0.9) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2023 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 0.9) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2022 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 0.793) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2021 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 1.238) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2020 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 0.67) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2019 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 1.065) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2018 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 0.661) | 🔵 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
Foundations of Science focuses on methodological and philosophical topics of foundational significance concerning the structure and the growth of science. It serves as a forum for exchange of views and ideas among working scientists and theorists of science and it seeks to promote interdisciplinary cooperation. Since the various scientific disciplines have become so specialized and inaccessible to workers in different areas of science, one of the goals of the journal is to present the foundational issues of science in a way that is free from unnecessary technicalities yet faithful to the scientific content. The aim of the journal is not simply to identify and highlight foundational issues and problems, but to suggest constructive solutions to the problems. The editors of the journal admit that various sciences have approaches and methods that are peculiar to those individual sciences. However, they hold the view that important truths can be discovered about and by the sciences and that truths transcend cultural and political contexts. Although properly conducted historical and sociological inquiries can explain some aspects of the scientific enterprise, the editors believe that the central foundational questions of contemporary science can be posed and answered without recourse to sociological or historical methods.
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
| Category | Index | Rank | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | JCRAHCI, SCIE | 27/111 | Q1 |
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | JCIAHCI, SCIE | 31/111 | Q2 |
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0.9 | 56 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0.9 | 31 | 47 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 45 | 220 |
| 2022 | 0.793 | 65 | 380 |
| 2021 | 1.238 | 102 | 405 |
| 2020 | 0.67 | 75 | 492 |
| 2019 | 1.065 | 64 | 656 |
| 2018 | 0.661 | 32 | 262 |
| 2017 | — | 26 | 214 |
| 2016 | — | 39 | 671 |
| 2015 | — | 74 | 854 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for Foundations of Science
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
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