British Journal for the History of Philosophy

British Journal for the History of Philosophy is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 1 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Philosophy and Science, Philosophical Ethics and Theory and Classical Philosophy and Thought, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science and Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Aims and scopeJournal metrics Editorial board Average time to decision: under 50 days. Average acceptance rate: circa 7%. The BJHP publishes articles and reviews on the history of philosophy from the ancient world to the end of the twentieth century. The journal is designed to foster understanding of the history of philosophy through studying the writings of past philosophers in their context and with sensitivity to issues of both philosophical argumentation and historical development. Although focusing on the recognized classics, a feature of the journal is to give attention to less major figures and to influences and relationships that are often overlooked. Articles cover the history of Western philosophy, although articles that explore connections to other traditions are also encouraged. Editorial Office: Dr Alix Cohen and Dr Sacha Golob, Co-Editors. Email: bjhp@bshp.org.uk Books for review should be sent to the Editorial Office, addressed ‘Book Reviews Editor, BJHP’. Email: bjhpreviews@bshp.org.uk "The British Journal for the History of Philosophy has established itself in a few short years as one of the premier publications in the history of philosophy. In it you can count on finding essays that are informed, original, and up to the highest scholarly standards. It is as good as they come." Daniel Garber, Princeton University "The British Journal for the History of Philosophy takes the history of philosophy seriously, showing us why we likewise should take it seriously by showing us that issues of fundamental philosophical interest in the past are not confined to those that are the focus of current concerns. It keeps open the history of philosophy as a fruitful dimension of philosophical thinking, offering a non-parochial sense of philosophical perspective." Stephen Gaukroger, University of Sydney Peer Review Policy: All research articles and discussions published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double-anonymized refereeing. The referees are always recognised world experts in the area of the topic. All articles and discussions require at least two positive reports before publication. The current acceptance rate is around 8%. Read full aims and scope

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

AHCIScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

CiteScore 2026-06

1.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.59LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.98LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

59OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

566OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.98OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

16.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

25.86%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

47LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles per year (publisher)

3Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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.

Other sources

Acceptance rate (publisher)

7%Publisher website · 2026-09-29

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website

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.

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.

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.

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

ISSN

0960-8788

Electronic ISSN

1469-3526

Society / sponsor

British Society for the History of Philosophy

Latest issue on the website

Volume 34, Issue 4 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website