Journal profile
A Priori
ISSN 2744-1288 · The Association for Promotion of Culture and Thinking Sofia · Bosnia and Herzegovina
A Priori: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
A Priori is published by The Association for Promotion of Culture and Thinking Sofia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Philosophy and Thought, Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics and Philosophy and Theoretical Science, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Naučno-popularni časopis A priori (www.casopisapriori.com) je naučni časopis filozofskog Udruženja Sofia iz Banje Luke. A priori publikuje neobjavljena naučnoistraživačka postignuća kao originalne i pregledne naučne, odnosno stručne radove iz oblasti društveno humanističkih nauka, kao i radove iz oblasti književnosti. Pored kategorizovanih članaka u časopisu su zastupljeni i: • intervjui, • prevodi, • eseji, • prikazi, • poezija, • proza, • učenici,• komentari,• izvještaji. A priori omogućava autorima publikovanje njihovih naučnih istraživanja nakon uobičajene procedure u uredničkom odboru i kvalitetnih recenzija. Časopis se publikuje “publish as you go” u online formatu. A priori je postao međunarodno prepoznatljiv časopis, čiji su radovi indeksirani u priznatim međunarodnim bazama kao što su: ROAD, DOAJ, ERIH PLUS, Google Scholar, itd. Cilj je da u narednom periodu časopis bude što vidljiviji i prepoznatljiviji i u drugim međunarodno priznatim bazama u svijetu, te da prati najsavremenija dešavanja u svijetu izdavaštva. S tim u vezi, naučno-popularni časopis A priori od 2023. godine slijedi praksu savremenih naučnih časopisa, a to je in press izdavaštvo. Naime, in press ili u štampi označava objavljivanje radova recenziranih i prihvaćenih za objavljivanje od strane recenzenata i uredništva časopisa, a redoslijedom kako radovi bivaju odobreni, sve do finalne verzije časopisa. Po finalnoj obradi svih tekstova koji će se objaviti u tekućem broju, časopis se zaključuje i otvara se pozivno pismo za dostavljanje radova u naredni broj časopisa. Uredništvo A priori časopisa čine poznata i renomirana imena iz oblasti društveno humanističkih nauka i književnosti iz Bosne i Hercegovine, Srbije, Hrvatske i svijeta, afirmisanog međunarodnog kredibiliteta. Pozivamo i ohrabrujemo naučnike, književnike, ali i mlade istraživače da šalju svoje radove za časopis A priori. Na ovom mjestu ćete pronaći informacije o ciljevima i obuhvatu, etičkim principima, postupku recenziranja i politiku o autorskim pravima, licenciranju i otvorenom pristupu časopisa. Više Manje Puno izdanje PDF (English)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities14%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities14%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology7%
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities7%
- Regional Development and Management StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Balkan and Eastern European StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Education, Law, and SocietySocial Sciences5.3%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: ROAD, Google Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 46 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 10
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted4
- intervjui• intervjui, • prevodi, • eseji, • prikazi, • poezija, • proza, • učenici, • komentari, • izvještaji.Length not stated
- originalni naučni članak2. Originalni naučni članak – sadrži autentičnu tezu i do tada neobjavljene rezultate naučnog istraživanjaLength not stated
- prethodno saopštenje1. Prethodno saopštenje – sadrži do tada neobjavljene preliminarne rezultate određenog naučnog istraživanja koje će se veoma brzo objavitiLength not stated
- stručni članak4. Stručni članak – pored takođe konciznog i kritičkog pregleda određene teme, on sadrži i sve pravce kao i protivteze iznesene nasuprot pomenute teze.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
No article processing charges for submission or publication. Model summary
Naknade za obradu članaka Časopis A priori ne traži od autora da plaćaju troškove obrade za podnošenje ili objavlјivanje članaka.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Dvostruko slijepa recenzija (double-blind peer review) Model summary
Recenzije su dvostruko slijepe, tj. recenzent neće znati ime autora niti će autor znati ime recenzenta.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- The Association for Promotion of Culture and Thinking Sofia
- Country or region
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Language
- Croatian, English, Bosnian, Serbian
- ISSN
- 2744-1288
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about A Priori
How long does peer review take at A Priori?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of A Priori?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Keywords: ≤ 10; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index A Priori?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, A Priori is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is A Priori open access, and what is the APC?
A Priori is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .