Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Idealistic Studies
ISSN 0046-8541 · eISSN 2153-8239 · Philosophy Documentation Center
Idealistic Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Idealistic Studies is published by Philosophy Documentation Center 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 Philosophical Ethics and Theory, Critical Theory and Philosophy and Classical Philosophy and Thought, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Idealistic Studies provides a peer-reviewed forum for the discussion of topics that relate to the tradition and legacy of philosophical Idealism. Established as a vehicle for American Personalism and post-Kantian Idealism, the journal's purview includes historically earlier expressions, as well as the inheritance of that past in the developments of late 19th to mid-20th century philosophy. The journal is also a venue for philosophical movements that share Idealism in their genealogies, including Phenomenology, Neo-Kantianism, Historicism, Hermeneutics, Life Philosophy, Existentialism, and Pragmatism.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities13.5%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences8.8%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities6.8%
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities5.9%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology5.5%
- Philosophy and Historical ThoughtArts and Humanities5.4%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences5.1%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology5%
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 | 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,242 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 2 | 30 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 17 | 3 | 13 |
| 2021 | 15 | 3 | 10 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Philosophy Documentation Center
- ISSN
- 0046-8541
- Electronic ISSN
- 2153-8239
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Idealistic Studies
What CAS zone is Idealistic Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Idealistic Studies is in Zone 3 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 Idealistic Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Idealistic Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Idealistic Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Idealistic 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, 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: .