Journal profile
Journal of Spinoza Studies
ISSN 2773-0107 · University of Groningen Press · Netherlands
Journal of Spinoza Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Spinoza Studies is published by University of Groningen Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel and Classical Philosophy and Thought, together about 53.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Spinoza Studies provides a forum for discussion of all aspects of Spinoza’s thought and works. JSS is committed to publishing open-access, cutting-edge scholarship on a variety of topics and to bringing together voices from different intellectual and philosophical traditions. JSS publishes two issues per year, sometimes including guest-edited collections of invited essays. All work published by JSS is peer-reviewed (double-anonymously). Language of publication: English, but we welcome submissions in English, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. See our Language Policy. JSS is entirely free for readers and authors. The journal is currently supported by contributions from the founding Spinoza societies listed below and donations from members of the journal's scientific committee. If you would like to help support the journal, please consult the page on financial support. The Scientific Committee is composed of delegates of five founding societies and by individual scholars who, in some cases, also represent other scholarly communities. The Scientific Committee is responsible for all decisions concerning the journal's content and policies. Founding Spinoza Societies and their delegates:Societas Spinozana (IT):Paola Rumore (Università di Torino)Francesco Toto (Università di Roma 3)Stefano Visentin (Università di Urbino) Spinoza-Gesellschaft (DE):Timon Boehm (Spinoza-Gesellschaft)Martin Saar (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)Sarah Tropper (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz) Vereniging van het Spinozahuis (NL):Bouke Posthuma (Vereniging Het Spinozahuis) Faculty of Educational Sciences and Humanities of Cuenca together with the Spanish Seminario Spinoza (SP):María Luisa de la Camara (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha)Daniel Pino (Universidad de Sevilla)Aurelio Sainz Pezonaga (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha) The Spinoza Centre, Jerusalem (IL):Dror Yinon (Bar-Ilan University)Noa Na'aman-Zauderer (Tel Aviv University) Other members of the Scientific Committee:Aurelia Armstrong (University of Queensland)Zsolt Bagi (University of Pécs)Andre Santos Campos (Universidade NOVA de Lisboa)Eylem Canaslan (Kirklareli University & Spinoza Circle in Turkey)Clare Carlisle (King’s College London & London Spinoza Circle)Filippo Del Lucchese (Alma mater studiorum - Università di Bologna)Alexander Douglas (University of St Andrews)Maho Eifuku (Specially Appointed Research Fellow at the University of Tokyo)Sandra Field (Monash University
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Kristin PrimusPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtArts and Humanities34.7%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities9.5%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities8.8%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology6.1%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities4.8%
- Philosophical and Theoretical AnalysisArts and Humanities4.8%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities4.1%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities2.7%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 53 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5–10
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access
- Data availability
Privacy statement on user data. Model summary
JSS will track the number of registered users but submitted names and email addresses will not be used for any other purpose and will not be made available to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright; license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Model summary
Open Access PolicyJSS provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access; articles licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Model summary
JSS provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
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
- University of Groningen Press
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- French, Spanish, English, German, Dutch
- ISSN
- 2773-0107
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 4, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Spinoza Studies
How long does peer review take at Journal of Spinoza Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Spinoza Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 5–10; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Spinoza Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Spinoza Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Spinoza Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Spinoza Studies is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .