Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Hume Studies
ISSN 0319-7336 · Philosophy Documentation Center
Hume Studies: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hume Studies is published by Philosophy Documentation Center and is in Zone 2 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophical Ethics and Theory, Hume's philosophy and hair distribution and Political Philosophy and Ethics, together about 47.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities26.1%
- Hume's philosophy and hair distributionSocial Sciences10.7%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences10.3%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology6.6%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities4.3%
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtArts and Humanities4%
- Historical Philosophy and ScienceArts and Humanities3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
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)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 242OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 57.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 953 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 36 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 27 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 22 | 4 | 25 |
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.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Copyright © humestudies.org – All rights reserved Model summary
Copyright © humestudies.org – All rights reserved
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
- Philosophy Documentation Center
- ISSN
- 0319-7336
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hume Studies
What CAS zone is Hume Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hume Studies is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 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.
Which databases index Hume Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hume Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Hume Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Hume Studies 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .