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History and Philosophy of Logic
ISSN 0144-5340 · eISSN 1464-5149 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Semiannual
History and Philosophy of Logic: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.41; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 266 days to acceptance (54 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History and Philosophy of Logic is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Philosophy and Theoretical Science, Classical Philosophy and Thought and History and Theory of Mathematics, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy and History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
History and Philosophy of Logic contains articles, notes and book reviews dealing with the history and philosophy of logic. ’Logic’ is understood to be any volume of knowledge which was regarded as logic at the time in question. ’History’ refers back to ancient times and also to work in this century; however, the Editor will not accept articles, including review articles, on very recent work on a topic. ’Philosophy’ refers to broad and general questions: specialist articles which are now classed as ’philosophical logic’ will not be published. The Editor will consider articles on the relationship between logic and other branches of knowledge, but the component of logic must be substantial. Topics with no temporal specification are to be interpreted both historically and philosophically. Each topic includes its own metalogic where appropriate. Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submissions can be made via the online submission system: www.editorialmanager.com/THPL Publishing Ethics The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/ The Journal has an appeals and complaints policy which can be viewed here: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-appeals-and-complaints-from-authors/.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): History & Philosophy Of Science
Editor-in-chief Volker PeckhausPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1, South Africa 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology15%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities11.8%
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics9.6%
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities8.9%
- Logic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeComputer Science7.2%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities5.8%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities4.3%
- Logic, programming, and type systemsComputer Science3.9%
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 | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Logic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Logic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Logic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, Academic Keys, Australian Research Council ERA list 2015, Baidu Scholar, British Library Inside, CNPIEC, CnpLINKer, Danish Bibliometric Research Indicator (BFI), DTU Findit, E-lib Breman, EBSCO - America: History and Life, EBSCO - Historical Abstracts, Electronic Journals Library (EZB), European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), Finnish Publication Forum (Julkaisufoorumi), Genamics JournalSeek, IBZ Online, IBR Online, JournalTOCs, Microsoft Academic, National Library of China, Naver Academic, New Jour, NHN, Norwegian Register of Scientific Journals and Publishers
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
- Impact factor
- 0.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.17Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 238OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 44,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 44,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,212 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 36 | 20 | 22 |
| 2024 | 48 | 26 | 83 |
| 2023 | 42 | 10 | 103 |
| 2022 | 30 | 8 | 37 |
| 2021 | 49 | 10 | 264 |
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
266 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 215 days – 449 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 40 days (54 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 316 days
- Sample
- 54 articles with submission and acceptance dates (67 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 165 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 165 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 283 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 283 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics standards; COPE member; CrossCheck used. Model summary
The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
History and Philosophy of Logic is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review is double anonymized; submissions via online system. Model summary
All peer review is double anonymized and submissions can be made via the online submission system: www.editorialmanager.com/THPL
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 0144-5340
- Electronic ISSN
- 1464-5149
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History and Philosophy of Logic
What CAS zone is History and Philosophy of Logic in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, History and Philosophy of Logic is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History & Philosophy Of Science / Logic / Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of History and Philosophy of Logic?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.41; CiteScore 1, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at History and Philosophy of Logic?
Based on the dates recorded on 54 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 266 days (interquartile range 215–449 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of History and Philosophy of Logic based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United Kingdom (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index History and Philosophy of Logic?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History and Philosophy of Logic is indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MathSciNet, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is History and Philosophy of Logic open access, and what is the APC?
History and Philosophy of Logic is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .