Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
International Philosophical Quarterly
ISSN 0019-0365 · eISSN 2153-8077 · Philosophy Documentation Center
International Philosophical Quarterly: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Philosophical Quarterly is published by Philosophy Documentation Center and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Philosophy and Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Evil and Philosophical Ethics and Theory, together about 22.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Since 1961 International Philosophical Quarterly has provided a peer-reviewed forum in English for the international exchange of basic philosophical ideas. The journal stands in the general tradition of theistic and personalist humanism without further restriction of school or philosophical orientation, and is open to the philosophical discussion of contemporary issues and historical studies. Truly international in scope, IPQ enjoys a long-standing relationship with the Université de Namur in Belgium.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editor-in-chief Christopher M. Cullen, S.J.Publisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities9.3%
- Theology and Philosophy of EvilArts and Humanities6.8%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities6.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.1%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology6.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.7%
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities5.6%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 409OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,083 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 32 | 4 | 43 |
| 2021 | 45 | 3 | 103 |
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
- 0019-0365
- Electronic ISSN
- 2153-8077
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Philosophical Quarterly
What CAS zone is International Philosophical Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Philosophical Quarterly is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Philosophical Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Philosophical Quarterly is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is International Philosophical Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
International Philosophical 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, 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: .