Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Classics
Ancient Philosophy
ISSN 0740-2007 · eISSN 2154-4689 · Philosophy Documentation Center
Ancient Philosophy: subscription journal; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ancient Philosophy is published by Philosophy Documentation Center. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Philosophy and Thought, Classical Antiquity Studies and Medieval Philosophy and Theology, together about 59.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy and History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Classics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities34.4%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences13.9%
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities11.6%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities8.9%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities8.8%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities5%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities4.5%
- Historical Philosophy and ScienceArts and Humanities3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classics | Q1 | 28/196 | 85th |
| Philosophy | Q2 | 300/891 | 66th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 456OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,115 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 0 | 326 |
| 2025 | 41 | 7 | 667 |
| 2024 | 40 | 5 | 707 |
| 2023 | 38 | 2 | 565 |
| 2022 | 45 | 6 | 687 |
| 2021 | 37 | 5 | 802 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Philosophy Documentation Center
- ISSN
- 0740-2007
- Electronic ISSN
- 2154-4689
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ancient Philosophy
Which databases index Ancient Philosophy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ancient Philosophy is indexed in Scopus.
Is Ancient Philosophy open access, and what is the APC?
Ancient Philosophy is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .