Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Ergo-An Open Access Journal of Philosophy
ISSN 2330-4014 · Michigan Publishing · United States
Ergo-An Open Access Journal of Philosophy: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 69 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ergo-An Open Access Journal of Philosophy is published by Michigan Publishing and is in Zone 3 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Philosophy and Theoretical Science and Philosophical Ethics and Theory, together about 41.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities16.9%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology14.2%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities10.9%
- Free Will and AgencyNeuroscience6.5%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities6%
- Feminist Epistemology and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 617 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 63 | 12 |
| 2025 | 69 | 69 | 92 |
| 2024 | 64 | 64 | 217 |
| 2023 | 102 | 102 | 589 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 343 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 314 |
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 26 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Michigan Publishing
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2330-4014
- 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 Ergo-An Open Access Journal of Philosophy
What CAS zone is Ergo-An Open Access Journal of Philosophy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ergo-An Open Access Journal of Philosophy is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Philosophy. 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.
How long does peer review take at Ergo-An Open Access Journal of Philosophy?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Ergo-An Open Access Journal of Philosophy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ergo-An Open Access Journal of Philosophy is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Ergo-An Open Access Journal of Philosophy open access, and what is the APC?
Ergo-An Open Access 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; 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: .