Journal profile · Multiple
INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY
ISSN 0020-174X · eISSN 1502-3923 · Taylor & Francis
INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.78; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 101 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 17% (journal website); 146 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Philosophy and Theoretical Science, Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics and Philosophical Ethics and Theory, together about 41.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Inquiry is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing work within in all areas of philosophy. It was founded by Arne Næss in 1958. The journal is a forum for presenting the best of philosophical thinking from a variety of perspectives. Inquiry publishes research articles, symposia, special issues, target articles, review essays, and critical discussions. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Inquiry accepts unsolicited manuscripts and also invites submissions to special issues. More information on planned special issues can be found here. Inquiry only accepts manuscripts submitted through the new online service: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/inquiry. Please turn to the Instructions for authors in the left hand menu to find detailed instructions on how to submit your files for consideration.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Herman Cappelen ExecutivePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 1, United Kingdom 1, Norway 1, Ireland 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology16.2%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities15.4%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities9.9%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities8.1%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience4.5%
- Free Will and AgencyNeuroscience4.2%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities3.2%
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 2 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, AgBiotechNet (CABI), Global Health (CABI), Humanities Index, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, International Current Awareness Services, Philosopher’s Index, Social Science Database (ProQuest), Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest), Sociology Database (ProQuest)
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
- 0.78LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.65Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 841OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 145LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 388,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,151 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 59 | 16 |
| 2025 | 146 | 84 | 129 |
| 2024 | 180 | 111 | 504 |
| 2023 | 173 | 98 | 523 |
| 2022 | 172 | 104 | 1,050 |
| 2021 | 113 | 61 | 1,241 |
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
101 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 36 days – 183 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 135 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (264 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 102 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 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 websiteAI use, Open access, Peer review
- AI use What does ChatGPT want? An interpretationist guide
Simon Goldstein et al. Research Article | Published online: 4 Sep 2026
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
Inquiry 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 discoverability and readership of y…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review; online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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 & Francis
- ISSN
- 0020-174X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1502-3923
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69, Issue 8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY
What CAS zone is INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Philosophy / Ethics. 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.
What is the impact factor of INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.78; CiteScore 3, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 101 days (interquartile range 36–183 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17%. 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 INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (1), United Kingdom (1) and Norway (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY open access, and what is the APC?
INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .