Journal profile · BUSINESS
Journal of Philanthropy
ISSN 3064-7878
Journal of Philanthropy: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2026 Xinrui edition); hybrid open access; median 152 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Philanthropy is classed under Management in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering, FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance and Community Development and Social Impact, together about 37.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringSocial Sciences20.8%
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceBusiness, Management and Accounting10.7%
- Community Development and Social ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.8%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.8%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences4.2%
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)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 56.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 88 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 51 | 37 | 55 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
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
152 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 239 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (69 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 173 days
- Sample
- 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (79 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 3064-7878
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Philanthropy
What CAS zone is Journal of Philanthropy in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Philanthropy?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 152 days (interquartile range 92–239 days). 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.
Which databases index Journal of Philanthropy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Philanthropy is indexed in ESCI.
Is Journal of Philanthropy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Philanthropy is a hybrid 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .