Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
CRITICA-REVISTA HISPANOAMERICANA DE FILOSOFIA
ISSN 0011-1503 · eISSN 1870-4905 · Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
CRITICA-REVISTA HISPANOAMERICANA DE FILOSOFIA: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CRITICA-REVISTA HISPANOAMERICANA DE FILOSOFIA is published by Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophy and Theoretical Science, Philosophy and History of Science and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, together about 29.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Crítica. Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofía is a quarterly journal published by the Institute for Philosophical Research at UNAM, Mexico. It features articles, discussion notes, book symposia, article symposia, survey articles, special issues, and reviews in all areas of philosophy, provided they fall within the analytic tradition broadly understood. Crítica values conceptual clarity, argumentative rigor, and originality. Its primary readership consists of academic philosophers and philosophy students, so authors are expected to clearly articulate how their work contributes to advancing ongoing philosophical debates.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editor-in-chief Santiago EcheverriPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Mexico 2, United Kingdom 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology12.5%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities8.7%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities8.5%
- Philosophical Thought and AnalysisSocial Sciences8.2%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine6.6%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities5.1%
- Literary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 62Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,188 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 6 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 30 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-ND | |
| 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)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 110 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- reviewEach submission is first screened by a member of the Editorial Board who verifies that the manuscript fulfills the requirements specified in the Submission Prep…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Crítica. Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofía by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is licensed under a Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional License.Creado a partir de la obra en http://critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/index.php/critica.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Each submission is first screened by a member of the Editorial Board who verifies that the manuscript fulfills the requirements specified in the Submission Preparation Checklist and makes an initial assessment of its quality. If the manuscript does not satisfy those requirements or a rejection is a likely outcome after external review, it will be desk rejected without comments. Crítica also desk r…
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
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
- ISSN
- 0011-1503
- Electronic ISSN
- 1870-4905
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 58, Issue 173 (2026)
- 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 CRITICA-REVISTA HISPANOAMERICANA DE FILOSOFIA
What CAS zone is CRITICA-REVISTA HISPANOAMERICANA DE FILOSOFIA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CRITICA-REVISTA HISPANOAMERICANA DE FILOSOFIA is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What are the manuscript requirements of CRITICA-REVISTA HISPANOAMERICANA DE FILOSOFIA?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 110 words; Keywords: 5; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of CRITICA-REVISTA HISPANOAMERICANA DE FILOSOFIA based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mexico (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CRITICA-REVISTA HISPANOAMERICANA DE FILOSOFIA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CRITICA-REVISTA HISPANOAMERICANA DE FILOSOFIA is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is CRITICA-REVISTA HISPANOAMERICANA DE FILOSOFIA open access, and what is the APC?
CRITICA-REVISTA HISPANOAMERICANA DE FILOSOFIA 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .