ARCHIV FUR GESCHICHTE DER PHILOSOPHIE

ARCHIV FUR GESCHICHTE DER PHILOSOPHIE is published by Walter de Gruyter 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 Classical Philosophy and Thought, German Literature and Culture Studies and Philosophy, Science, and History, together about 32.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

About this journal Open AccessThe current volume of Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie is open access via Subscribe to Open (S2O). All accepted articles will be published under a Creative Commons license at no cost to authors. Learn more about De Gruyter Brill’s Subscribe to Open program. Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie is one of the leading history of philosophy journals. It publishes outstanding articles ina ll areas of philosophy from antiquity up to the twentieth century. The journal fosters original research on a wide range of topics without prioritizing particular methods, approaches, or traditions. The Archiv seeks to expand its scope by including more research on non-Western histories of philosophy and non-canonical figures.The journal welcomes submissions in the areas mentioned above. History Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie was founded by Ludwig Stein in 1888 and is the oldest journal devoted to the history of philosophy. Stein served as its editor-in-chief for more than forty years, assisted by Eduard Zeller, Wilhelm Dilthey, Ernst Cassirer, Alexandre Koyré, and Heinrich Rickert. Early contributors included Paul Natorp, Charles Adam, Paul Tannery, and Alessandro Chiapelli. After changing publishers in 1926, the journal was renamed Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie und Soziologie and began to publish work on the history of sociology as well. When Arthur Stein, Ludwig Stein's son, took over the editorship in 1930, however, he returned the journal to its original name and mission. In 1933, when the journal became subject to restrictions under the National Socialist government, Arthur Stein decided to suspend publication rather than taint the journal's history and reputation. The journal resumed its activities upon its refounding by Paul Wilpert in 1960. Committed to fostering international scholarly exchange, the new Archiv has been edited by scholars from both Europe and the United States since then. In 2023, the journal merged its European and US editorial offices. Former Editorial Board Members: Jaakko Hintikka (1969–1993), Ludwig Landgrebe (1969–1989), G.E.L. Owen (1969–1983), Josef Schmucker (1969–1993), Wolfgang Stegmüller (1969–1991), Jules Vuillemin (1969–1993), Richard Walzer (1969–1975), Julius Weinberg (1969–1972), Wolfgang Wieland (1969–2011), Albert Zimmermann (1969–1993), Margaret D. Wilson (1973–1998), Richard Wollheim (1976–1993), Claudio Cesa (1984–2002), Rudolf Haller (1984–1993), Klaus Hartmann (1984–1991), Rich

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Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY

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Impact

Impact factor (publisher)

0.6Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher)

0.6Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

1.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

1.8Publisher website · 2026-09-29

SJR 2026-06

0.32LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.55LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

57OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

315OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.46OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

78.79%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

31LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Publisher

Walter de Gruyter

ISSN

0003-9101

Electronic ISSN

1613-0650

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