Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Journal of Philosophical Research
ISSN 1053-8364 · eISSN 2153-7984 · Philosophy Documentation Center
Journal of Philosophical Research: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Philosophical Research 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 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Philosophy and Theoretical Science and Philosophical Ethics and Theory, together about 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Philosophical Research is a peer-reviewed academic journal that has three main aims. We are committed to publishing first-rate articles on a wide diversity of topics, and encourage original submissions in all areas of Philosophy. We are committed to providing authors with substantive and useful comments. We are committed to the mission of non-profit publishing with Philosophy Documentation Center.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editor-in-chief Raja HalwaniPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities14%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology11.3%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities8.5%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities7.1%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences6.6%
- Free Will and AgencyNeuroscience5.2%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities5.1%
- Theology and Philosophy of EvilArts and Humanities4.1%
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 142OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,003 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 25 | 6 | 24 |
| 2022 | 21 | 4 | 29 |
| 2021 | 21 | 6 | 67 |
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer-reviewed academic journal Model summary
The Journal of Philosophical Research is a peer-reviewed academic journal
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
- 1053-8364
- Electronic ISSN
- 2153-7984
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Philosophical Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Philosophical Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Philosophical Research 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 Journal of Philosophical Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Philosophical Research is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Philosophical Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Philosophical Research 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .