Journal profile · HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Ambix
ISSN 0002-6980 · eISSN 1745-8234 · Maney Publishing · ENGLAND · Tri-annual · Founded 1937
Ambix: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.55; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ambix is published by Maney Publishing and is in Zone 2 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History and advancements in chemistry, History of Science and Medicine and History of Science and Natural History, together about 33.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry13.6%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities10.9%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities8.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering8.4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science6.9%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Historical and Scientific StudiesMedicine4.5%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.55LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 278OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,259 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 53 | 19 | 11 |
| 2024 | 36 | 17 | 15 |
| 2023 | 41 | 13 | 43 |
| 2022 | 45 | 12 | 197 |
| 2021 | 43 | 13 | 217 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Maney Publishing
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 1937
- ISSN
- 0002-6980
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-8234
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ambix
What CAS zone is Ambix in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ambix is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History & Philosophy Of Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ambix?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.55; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Ambix?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Ambix?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ambix is indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Ambix open access, and what is the APC?
Ambix is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .