Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Forum Philosophicum
ISSN 1426-1898 · eISSN 2353-7043 · Wydawnictwo Akademii Ignatianum · Poland
Forum Philosophicum: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forum Philosophicum is published by Wydawnictwo Akademii Ignatianum. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, Study and Philosophy of Religion and Philosophy and Historical Thought, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This issue brings together five articles exploring how classical and contemporary philosophical frameworks illuminate enduring questions of faith, reason, and personhood. Contributions range from Thomistic virtue ethics applied to antibiotic resistance, to a fresh reading of Gregory Palamas' fragmentary style as a philosophical strategy for expressing unity without system. Jean-Luc Marion's phenomenology yields a new concept, the "iconic object," bridging givenness and objectivity, while a Lonerganian study reframes Insight's proof of God as a meta-apologetic argument tied to intellectual conversion. A study of Karol Wojtyła's personalism closes the articles section by asking whether community might precede, rather than follow, the person. The Discussions section continues an extended exchange on monogenesis and human origins, alongside a scholarly translation of Bargieł's work on Tylkowski's Philosophia curiosa and two book reviews addressing Wittgenstein's wartime notebooks and his relation to Freud.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 7, United Kingdom 3, United States 2, Germany 1, Belgium 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology11.1%
- Study and Philosophy of ReligionArts and Humanities8.2%
- Philosophy and Historical ThoughtArts and Humanities8%
- Karl Barth and Christian TheologyArts and Humanities7.2%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities7%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology6.7%
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities6.2%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities5.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | Q3 | 495/760 | 34th |
| Philosophy | Q3 | 607/891 | 31st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PDC, EBSCOPublisher 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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,478 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 22 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 78 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 63 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 117 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 82 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 67 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 | — |
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 15,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- articleArticlesLength not stated
- book reviewsPublishers wishing their book to be reviewed in Forum Philosophicum are kindly asked to send a copy of the book to the Editors.Length not stated
- discussionsPapers specifically discussing positions adopted and explored in other articles published in Forum are accepted and reviewed along similar lines to all other pa…Length not stated
- papersPapers submitted for consideration in Forum Philosophicum cannot exceed 15000 words, including footnotes and bibliography.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Accepts submissions in English only Model summary
Forum Philosophicum accepts submissions in English only.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Manuscripts prepared for blind review Model summary
All manuscripts should be prepared for blind review.
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
- Wydawnictwo Akademii Ignatianum
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1426-1898
- Electronic ISSN
- 2353-7043
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forum Philosophicum
How long does peer review take at Forum Philosophicum?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Forum Philosophicum?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 15,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Forum Philosophicum based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (7), United Kingdom (3) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Forum Philosophicum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forum Philosophicum is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Forum Philosophicum open access, and what is the APC?
Forum Philosophicum 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: .