Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Estetika
ISSN 2571-0915 · Helsinki University Press · Finland
Estetika: CAS Zone 1 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Estetika is published by Helsinki University Press and is in Zone 1 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aesthetic Perception and Analysis, Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art and Visual Culture and Art Theory, together about 38.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Estetika: The European Journal of Aesthetics is a generalist journal in the field of philosophical aesthetics. As the successor to Estetika: The Central European Journal of Aesthetics, it publishes research articles that engage with the diverse and rich traditions of aesthetics in Europe and beyond. The editors welcome submissions that aim at bridging gulfs between different traditions and approaches in aesthetics, most importantly between the so-called analytic and continental traditions but also between the systematic and more historical approaches. Moreover, the journal encourages contributions that aim at connecting aesthetics to other sub-fields of philosophy. Estetika is an open access journal that is published twice a year. The journal follows triple-anonymous peer review process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Editor-in-chief Hanne AppelqvistPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Czechia 10, United Kingdom 8, United States 3, Germany 3, Sweden 2 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aesthetic Perception and AnalysisNeuroscience14.2%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities13.7%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities10.2%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology5.4%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology4.6%
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities4.3%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities4%
- Wittgensteinian philosophy and applicationsArts and Humanities3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, J-Gate, OCLC, Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 257 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 127 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 81 |
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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,500 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewthan 3,000 words in length. Book Review Book Reviews should be on a recent publication in the field of aesthetics or a related field and no longer than 2,500 wo…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- critical noteCritical Notes should reflect upon or critique a recently published book in the field of aesthetics or an article published in Estetika. Authors interested in s…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research articlethe current understanding of the topic. Research articles should be no more than 8,500 words in length. This section is peer reviewed. State of the Artmain text ≤ 8,500 words
- state of the art overviewState of the Art Overview are short papers (up to 5,000 words) discussing a specific question, concept, or a recent development in aesthetics. Submissions under…main text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Competing interests
If any of the authors have any competing interests then these must be declared. A short paragraph should be placed before the references. Guidelines for competing interests can be found here. If there are no competing interests to declare then the following statement should be present: The author(s) has/have no competing interests to declare.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). 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 are able to enter into separate, additiona…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Green open access / self-archiving permitted and encouraged. Model summary
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. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available on the PDF format for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holde…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymous peer review; submissions must be anonymised. Model summary
To ensure anonymous peer review, please only list the title and abstract on the submitted manuscript file.
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
- Helsinki University Press
- Country or region
- Finland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2571-0915
- Print ISSN
- 0014-1291
- Society / sponsor
- Faculty of Arts
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Estetika
What CAS zone is Estetika in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Estetika is in Zone 1 of Arts, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Art / Philosophy; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Estetika?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Estetika?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,500 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Estetika based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (10), United Kingdom (8) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Estetika?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Estetika is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Estetika open access, and what is the APC?
Estetika 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: .