Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
History of Philosophy Quarterly
ISSN 0740-0675 · eISSN 2152-1026 · University of Illinois Press
History of Philosophy Quarterly: subscription journal; acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Ceased Publication Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History of Philosophy Quarterly is published by University of Illinois Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Philosophical Ethics and Theory and Classical Philosophy and Thought, together about 35% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
History of Philosophy Quarterly (HPQ) specializes in papers that cultivate philosophical history with a strong interaction between contemporary and historical concerns. Contributors regard work in the history of philosophy and in philosophy itself as parts of a seamless whole, treating the work of past philosophers not only in terms of historical inquiry, but also as a means of dealing with issues of ongoing philosophical concern. The journal favors the approach to philosophical history, increasingly prominent in recent years, that refuses to see the boundary between philosophy and its history as an impassable barrier. HPQ is published by the University of Illinois Press on behalf of North American Philosophical Publications. Listen to our podcast, The UPside
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Editor-in-chief James PetrikPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities12.5%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities11.7%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities10.9%
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtArts and Humanities10.8%
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities7%
- Kantian Philosophy and Modern InterpretationsArts and Humanities6.1%
- Philosophy and Historical ThoughtArts and Humanities5.8%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Q2 | 336/891 | 62nd |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Brepols, Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, Periodicals Index Online, Repertoire Bibliographique de la Philosophie (Online), The Philosopher's IndexPublisher 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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 400 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 114 |
| 2025 | 25 | 2 | 173 |
| 2024 | 19 | 2 | 197 |
| 2023 | 20 | 8 | 195 |
| 2022 | 24 | 4 | 251 |
| 2021 | 21 | 5 | 321 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Article types accepted1
- articlesContributions may be as short as 3,000 words or as long as 8,500 including endnotes and bibliography.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Open access
Authors receive a free-access link for three months post-publication; they may share the link but not the PDF. Model summary
Upon publication, authors will receive a link to access their article free for three months. They are permitted to share the link (not the PDF) with friends, colleagues, and on social media.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Pre-publication policy: the journal will not publish material that has already appeared elsewhere. Model summary
The History of Philosophy Quarterly will not publish material that has already appeared elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Postprints permitted for non-profit archives/repositories and personal websites after one year; commercial websites after three years, with publication statement and link back to UIP. Model summary
Postprints are permitted for: Non-profit archives and repositories; Articles must be at least one year old. UIP requires a publication statement to be posted along with the postprint and a link back to the UIP Journals page. Personal Web sites; Articles must be at least one year old; commercial web sites: articles must be at least three years old.
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
- University of Illinois Press
- ISSN
- 0740-0675
- Electronic ISSN
- 2152-1026
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History of Philosophy Quarterly
Which databases index History of Philosophy Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History of Philosophy Quarterly is indexed in Scopus.
Is History of Philosophy Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
History of Philosophy Quarterly is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .