Journal profile
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Philosophica
ISSN 0208-6107 · eISSN 2353-9631 · Lodz University Press · Poland
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Philosophica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Philosophica is published by Lodz University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education and Cultural Studies, Language and Culture and Central European Literary Studies, together about 43.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Folia Philosophica. Ethica – Aesthetica – Practica to pismo naukowe poświęcone zagadnieniom filozofii praktycznej, filozofii kultury i szeroko pojętej aksjologii. Służyć ma ono pogłębionej filozoficznej refleksji nad problemami współczesnego życia społecznego i kształtem przestrzeni publicznej. Publikujemy teksty dotyczące badań nad etycznymi, estetycznymi, a także prawnymi i politycznymi aspektami współczesnych praktyk społecznych i kulturowych. Interesują nas również prace zajmujące się zagadnieniami filozofii praktycznej i estetyki z perspektywy historycznej, jak też stricte filozoficzno-teoretycznej.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, Poland 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences22.4%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences13.3%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences8.2%
- Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, EducationSocial Sciences6.6%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities6%
- Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
- Contemporary Social and Economic IssuesSocial Sciences3.6%
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
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 424 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| 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
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Default license CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0; CC-BY available on author request. Model summary
Podstawową licencją publikowania artykułów w czasopiśmie jest CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Uznanie autorstwa – Użycie niekomercyjne – Bez utworów zależnych). Na prośbę Autora istnieje jednak możliwość publikacji na zasadach licencji CC-BY (Uznanie autorstwa).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access since 2014. Model summary
Czasopismo dostępne w Otwartym Dostępie od 2014 r.
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
- Lodz University Press
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, German, Polish
- ISSN
- 0208-6107
- Electronic ISSN
- 2353-9631
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Philosophica
How long does peer review take at Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Philosophica?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Philosophica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 3–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Harvard. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Philosophica based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Philosophica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Philosophica is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Philosophica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Philosophica 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .