Journal profile
Dianoia
ISSN 2476-1818 · eISSN 2476-1826 · Boston College · United States
Dianoia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 4 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dianoia is published by Boston College. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics and Philosophical Ethics and Theory, together about 34.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Dianoia fosters open philosophical discussion and writing among undergraduate students. The journal is committed to providing the opportunity for intellectual reflection which bridges the academic disciplines in pursuit of holistic understanding.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Elliott R. JonesPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology14.2%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities11.5%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities8.9%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities7.1%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology6.2%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities6.2%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities5.3%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities4.4%
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
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
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 78 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Preprints, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright/Licensing: Authors retain copyright; license under Creative Commons Attribution License; journal has right of first publication. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors also allow the journal to revise their m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. This journal does not charge article processing charges (APCs) or submission charges.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: Preprint posting permitted and encouraged before and during submission. Model summary
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Postprint policy: Authors may enter separate non-exclusive agreements to distribute the published version (e.g., institutional repository), with acknowledgement. Model summary
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
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
- Boston College
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2476-1818
- Electronic ISSN
- 2476-1826
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dianoia
How long does peer review take at Dianoia?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Dianoia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dianoia is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Dianoia open access, and what is the APC?
Dianoia 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .