Journal profile
Cadernos de Filosofia Alema
ISSN 1413-7860 · eISSN 2318-9800 · Universidade de São Paulo · Brazil
Cadernos de Filosofia Alema: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cadernos de Filosofia Alema is published by Universidade de São Paulo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Critical Theory and Philosophy, Philosophy and Historical Thought and Marxism and Critical Theory, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Cadernos de Filosofia Alemã: Crítica e Modernidade, edited by the University of São Paulo, publishes articles, reviews, translations and interviews from national and international scholars in open access since 1996. Our thematic scope comprises not only German Philosophy, but, more generally, reflections concerning modernity, as understood from the theoretical framework provided by the heritage of critical philosophy. Currently, we publish articles, reviews and interviews in Portuguese, Spanish, French and English and translations to Portuguese - in volumes released at least every six months and in special Dossiers. The texts can be submitted at any time in our website (in case of doubt, contact us sending a message to filosofiaalema@usp.br).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences13.9%
- Philosophy and Historical ThoughtArts and Humanities12.8%
- Marxism and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities12.6%
- Kantian Philosophy and Modern InterpretationsArts and Humanities10.2%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities9.1%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology7.2%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities3.2%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences3%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Latindex, International Directory of Philosophy, Clase, The Philosopher's Index, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, Diadorim
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 556 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 23 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 36 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 69 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 79 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 43 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 76 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- articlesArticles submitted for publication must be original and unpublished and contain a maximum of 50,000 characters (with spaces) or 9,000 words, including bibliogra…Length not stated
- interviews40,000 characters (with spaces) or 7,500 words, including bibliographic references and notes.Length not stated
- reviewCritical reviews of one book, or several books addressing the same theme, must contain a maximum of 20,000 characters (with spaces) or 4,000 words, including bi…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- reviewsCritical reviews of one book, or several books addressing the same theme, must contain a maximum of 20,000 characters (with spaces) or 4,000 words, including bi…Length not stated
- translationsTranslations submitted for publication must be original and unpublished and contain a maximum of 50,000 characters (with spaces) or 9,000 words, including bibli…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Policy and conditions for the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
The journal's editorial process does not involve the use of AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Originality requirement: text must not be previously published or submitted to another journal or preprint platform. Model summary
All submissions must meet the following requirements. This text is original, it was not previously published or submitted to another journal / preprint platform. If this is not the case, please write us at filosofiaalema@usp.br before submitting your work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest policy
References follow APA guidelines, listed in the last page. Model summary
It consists in to interests (personal relationships, professional competition, institutional or financial) that could interfere with the evaluation of a text submitted to the journal. Authors, reviewers and editors are obliged to disclose such conflicts of interest as soon as they are first contacted (i.e. when a manuscript is submitted or when a review is accepted).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Information and conceptions on the texts are complete responsibility of the authors. All the articles submitted before July 5th 2018 and those published after July 2021 are licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND license – except those published between the aforementioned dates, which are under the CC BY-NC-SA license. The permission for the translation of the material published under the license CC BY-NC-ND…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
We offer readers open and immediate access to our content, following the principle of democratization of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process (Double Blind Peer Review)
- Only papers that follow our publication guidelines for both the format and bibliographical references will be submitted for evaluation. - If the articles follow the journal's formal guidelines (length, rules for citations and bibliographical references), they will be submitted to two referees appointed by the Editorial Board (translations and reviews: blind evaluation) and then submitted to the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Ethics and politic of plagiarism
By submitting the text to our periodic, the authors attest their authorship of all the material, except for quotations, that must be signalized with quotation marks and bibliographical reference. We follow the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) directives for plagiarism prevention: https://publicationethics.org/ and have been using the tools SimilarityCheck (iThenticate) and Turnitin to verify…
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
- Universidade de São Paulo
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese, Spanish, French, English
- ISSN
- 1413-7860
- Electronic ISSN
- 2318-9800
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cadernos de Filosofia Alema
How long does peer review take at Cadernos de Filosofia Alema?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Cadernos de Filosofia Alema?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. 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.
Which databases index Cadernos de Filosofia Alema?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cadernos de Filosofia Alema is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cadernos de Filosofia Alema open access, and what is the APC?
Cadernos de Filosofia Alema 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .