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Journal of the Philosophy of History
ISSN 1872-261X · eISSN 1872-2636 · Brill
Journal of the Philosophy of History: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Philosophy of History is published by Brill and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophy, History, and Historiography, Philosophy and History of Science and Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought, together about 42.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities26.2%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities9.2%
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtArts and Humanities7%
- Political Theory and InfluenceSocial Sciences4.5%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities3.9%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences3.9%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities3.9%
- Pragmatism in Philosophy and EducationArts and Humanities3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 476 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024 | 32 | 5 | 16 |
| 2023 | 29 | 22 | 46 |
| 2022 | 16 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 18 | 7 | 28 |
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
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
- Publisher
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1872-261X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1872-2636
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Philosophy of History
What CAS zone is Journal of the Philosophy of History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Philosophy of History is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History / Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of the Philosophy of History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Philosophy of History is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Philosophy of History open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Philosophy of History 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .