Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Global Philosophy
ISSN 2948-1538 · eISSN 2948-152X · Springer Nature
Global Philosophy: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,290; median 162 days to acceptance (57 articles, last 24 months); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Philosophy is published by Springer Nature 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 Philosophy and History of Science, Philosophy and Theoretical Science and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, together about 39.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities17.4%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology14%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities7.9%
- Quantum Mechanics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.5%
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics4.5%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences3.9%
- Logic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeComputer Science3.9%
- Embodied and Extended CognitionNeuroscience3.9%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 139 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 36 | 15 | 26 |
| 2024 | 30 | 12 | 35 |
| 2023 | 53 | 29 | 131 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
162 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 96 days – 226 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (57 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 190 days
- Sample
- 57 articles with submission and acceptance dates (77 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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
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 2,290 / EUR 3,190 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2948-1538
- Electronic ISSN
- 2948-152X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Philosophy
What CAS zone is Global Philosophy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Global Philosophy is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Global Philosophy?
Based on the dates recorded on 57 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 162 days (interquartile range 96–226 days). 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 Global Philosophy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Philosophy is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Global Philosophy open access, and what is the APC?
Global Philosophy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .