Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
FILOSOFICKY CASOPIS
ISSN 0015-1831 · eISSN 2570-9232 · Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy · Czechia
FILOSOFICKY CASOPIS: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
FILOSOFICKY CASOPIS is published by Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy 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 Education, Psychology, and Social Research, Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies and Eastern European Communism and Reforms, together about 48.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Filosofický časopis concerns itself with the fundamental questions of philosophy, ranging from purely theoretical problems of ontology, epistemology and philosophical logic to more practical problems arising in applied ethics, philosophy of science and political philosophy. With this plurality of topics and viewpoints, FČ does not represent any particular doctrinal position or school, but rather seeks to promote philosophical discussions at a professional level.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editor-in-chief Ladislav Kvasz FilosofickýPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education, Psychology, and Social ResearchSocial Sciences31.7%
- Religious, Philosophical, and Educational StudiesSocial Sciences9.9%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences7.2%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology7%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities4.7%
- Kantian Philosophy and Modern InterpretationsArts and Humanities3.4%
- Philosophy and Historical ThoughtArts and Humanities3.4%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities3%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 484 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 1 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 6 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 7 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 9 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 18 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Simultaneous submission to other publishers is considered unethical. Model summary
It is also considered unethical if the author is in publication negotiations (regarding the same text) with any other publisher (other than the Philosophical Journal), or even several publishers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
The Philosophical Journal adheres to Open Access principles and in publishing applies the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Authors̕ rights to their articles are not affected. The author signs a contract (regarding the publication of the reviewed text in the Philosophical Journal) with the publisher, which respects the principles of Open Access and the CC BY 4.0 license. Apar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No publication fees for authors. Model summary
The authors pay no fees for the publication of their texts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review applies to major articles and discussion/review studies. Model summary
Mutual anonymity is maintained during the review process (double blind peer review), and it is subject to all the major articles, and discussion and review studies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Previously published texts are not reprinted except in especially justified cases. Model summary
Apart from especially justified cases, the Philosophical Journal does not reprint already published texts (whether they were previously published in a printed or electronic form).
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
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- Slovak, English, French, German, Czech
- ISSN
- 0015-1831
- Electronic ISSN
- 2570-9232
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about FILOSOFICKY CASOPIS
What CAS zone is FILOSOFICKY CASOPIS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, FILOSOFICKY CASOPIS is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at FILOSOFICKY CASOPIS?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 FILOSOFICKY CASOPIS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, FILOSOFICKY CASOPIS is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is FILOSOFICKY CASOPIS open access, and what is the APC?
FILOSOFICKY CASOPIS 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .