Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Conatus Journal of Philosophy
ISSN 2653-9373 · eISSN 2459-3842 · The NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory · Greece
Conatus Journal of Philosophy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 54 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Conatus Journal of Philosophy is published by The NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophical Ethics and Theory, Classical Philosophy and Thought and Ethics and bioethics in healthcare, together about 38.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Conatus – Journal of Philosophy is a biannual, diamond open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). Available in both print and electronic formats, the journal is dedicated to promoting original philosophical research across a broad spectrum of topics.The journal invites original unpublished papers within any field of philosophy or involving the application of philosophical methods to any area of intellectual or practical life, including but not limited to history of philosophy, ontology and metaphysics, theory of knowledge and epistemology, ethics, metaethics and applied ethics, political and social philosophy, aesthetics, applied philosophy and interdisciplinary approaches. The journal also welcomes book reviews and proposals for special issues.The journal is owned and published by the NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory and hosted electronically by the National Documentation Centre (EKT) under a formal cooperation agreement. EKT provides the OJS-based ePublishing infrastructure, technical hosting, metadata dissemination, and digital preservation services. Long-term preservation is supported through the PKP Preservation Network, while persistent identifiers are registered through Crossref.Our commitment to diamond open access ensures that neither authors nor readers are charged any fees, fostering the unrestricted circulation of philosophical inquiry within the global academic community.Online ISSN: 2459-3842 ♦ Print ISSN: 2653-9373
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Editor-in-chief Evangelos D. ProtopapadakisPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities17.3%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities12.8%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine8.5%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences7.4%
- War, Ethics, and JustificationArts and Humanities5.9%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology4.3%
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities4.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Q1 | 197/854 | 76th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 254 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 205 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 111 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | 96 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 64 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 25 |
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 54 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5
- articleIt publishes original, unpublished research in all areas of philosophy and its applications to intellectual and practical life.Length not stated
- book reviewsBook reviews, interviews, introductory notes or editorials (in the case of special issues) will be accepted for publication after being reviewed only by the Edi…Length not stated
- editorialsBook reviews, interviews, introductory notes or editorials (in the case of special issues) will be accepted for publication after being reviewed only by the Edi…Length not stated
- interviewsBook reviews, interviews, introductory notes or editorials (in the case of special issues) will be accepted for publication after being reviewed only by the Edi…Length not stated
- introductory notesBook reviews, interviews, introductory notes or editorials (in the case of special issues) will be accepted for publication after being reviewed only by the Edi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship
ORCID required Model summary
Conatus - Journal of Philosophy requires all authors to provide a valid ORCID iD at the time of manuscript submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics IX. Publication ethics
Conflict of interest declaration required Model summary
Conatus – Journal of Philosophy adheres to the ethical standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and requires all authors, reviewers, and editors to follow principles of integrity, transparency, and responsible scholarly conduct. Research involving human participants must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki, with explicit confirmation of informed consent and ethics approval where…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright VI. Copyright and licensing
CC BY-NC 4.0 license Model summary
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication.The published work is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0, allowing sharing and adaptation with appropriate credit, noncommercial use, and no additional restrictions. Authors may: Enter separate, non-exclusive agreements for further distribution (e.g., in books or repositories).Post their work online before or during the submiss…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access V. Open access policy
Diamond open access Model summary
Conatus - Journal of Philosophy is a diamond open-access journal, offering all its content freely to users and their institutions without any charges. Likewise, authors can publish their work without incurring any fees. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to the full texts of articles, or use them for any lawful purpose without needing prior permission fro…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review IV. Peer review policy
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The journal employs a double-blind peer-review process (both authors and reviewers remain anonymous) to ensure the quality, validity and academic integrity of the content. 1. Initial Assessment All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial assessment by the Editor or Editors to determine whether they fall within the Journal’s scope and meet its scholarly and ethical standards. Manuscripts that succ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving without embargo Model summary
Authors may self-archive all versions of their work (submitted, accepted, or published) in repositories without embargo.
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
- The NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory
- Country or region
- Greece
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2653-9373
- Electronic ISSN
- 2459-3842
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Conatus Journal of Philosophy
How long does peer review take at Conatus Journal of Philosophy?
Authors report an average review time of about 54 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.
Which databases index Conatus Journal of Philosophy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Conatus Journal of Philosophy is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Conatus Journal of Philosophy open access, and what is the APC?
Conatus Journal of Philosophy 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .