Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology
ISSN 0007-1773 · eISSN 2332-0486 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 181 days to acceptance (50 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology 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 Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism and Critical Theory and Philosophy, together about 53.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The JBSP publishes original scholarship in or related to the following areas of philosophy: Phenomenology and the phenomenological tradition of philosophy (including history of phenomenology, phenomenological practice, and disciplines related to phenomenology, e.g. 4-E approaches to cognition); Contemporary "continental" philosophy (including French epistemology, post-structuralism, critical theory); Contemporary philosophy (including New Materliasm(s), New Realism, social and political philosophy). Papers from researchers in the humanities and the human sciences interested in the philosophy of their subject will be welcome too. In each annual volume we aim to publish one Special Issue covering themes of contemporary significance. Proposals for such issues should be submitted to the editor, around two years before planned publication. The person proposing the Special Issue will usually serve as Guest Editor for that issue. Peer review statement All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by two independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editor-in-chief Niall KeanePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology25.3%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities22.6%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences5.7%
- Hermeneutics and Narrative IdentityArts and Humanities4.7%
- Philosophy and Historical ThoughtArts and Humanities4.2%
- Simone de Beauvoir and SartreArts and Humanities4%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities3.6%
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities3.5%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.48Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.81LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.81Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 53,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 53,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,238 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 12 | 7 |
| 2024 | 28 | 8 | 35 |
| 2023 | 30 | 13 | 78 |
| 2022 | 26 | 11 | 164 |
| 2021 | 21 | 8 | 63 |
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
181 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 97 days – 253 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (50 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 194 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (56 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)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 100 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 100 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 11 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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology 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? Increas…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial appraisal by the Editor; if suitable, double-anonymized peer review by two independent, anonymous expert referees. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by two independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized.
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
- 0007-1773
- Electronic ISSN
- 2332-0486
- Society / sponsor
- British Society for Phenomenology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 57, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology
What CAS zone is Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology?
Based on the dates recorded on 50 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 181 days (interquartile range 97–253 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29% (2025). 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 the British Society for Phenomenology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology 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: .