Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Episteme-A Journal of Individual and Social Epistemology
ISSN 1742-3600 · eISSN 1750-0117 · Cambridge University Press
Episteme-A Journal of Individual and Social Epistemology: CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 116 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Episteme-A Journal of Individual and Social Epistemology is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Philosophy and Theoretical Science and Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies, together about 48.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Episteme is a general journal of epistemology in the analytic tradition that invites both informal and formal approaches. Among its primary “traditional” topics are knowledge, justification, evidence, reasons, rationality, skepticism, truth, probability, epistemic norms and values, and methodology. The journal devotes special attention to issues in social epistemology, including testimony, trust, disagreement, relativism, diversity and expertise, collective judgment, and the epistemic assessment of social institutions (e.g., science, law, democracy, and the media). The journal welcomes interdisciplinary approaches to epistemology that borrow methods from allied disciplines such as experimental psychology, linguistics, economics, game theory, evolutionary theory, and computer simulation studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editor-in-chief Jennifer LackeyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 43, United Kingdom 5, Canada 4, Australia 4, Germany 3 (62 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities30%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology9.5%
- Feminist Epistemology and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences9.3%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences6.8%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience6.5%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities5.5%
- Free Will and AgencyNeuroscience5.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 372OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 109LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,039 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 4 |
| 2025 | 116 | 115 | 135 |
| 2024 | 29 | 28 | 86 |
| 2023 | 65 | 63 | 319 |
| 2022 | 60 | 52 | 579 |
| 2021 | 48 | 40 | 425 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- accepted articleArticle Types Accepted Article* Symposium*Length not stated
- symposiumArticle Types Accepted Article* Symposium*Length not stated
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1742-3600
- Electronic ISSN
- 1750-0117
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Episteme-A Journal of Individual and Social Epistemology
What CAS zone is Episteme-A Journal of Individual and Social Epistemology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Episteme-A Journal of Individual and Social Epistemology is in Zone 1 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Philosophy; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of Episteme-A Journal of Individual and Social Epistemology based?
Of the 62 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (43), United Kingdom (5) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Episteme-A Journal of Individual and Social Epistemology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Episteme-A Journal of Individual and Social Epistemology is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Episteme-A Journal of Individual and Social Epistemology open access, and what is the APC?
Episteme-A Journal of Individual and Social Epistemology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .