Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Kairos-Journal of Philosophy & Science
ISSN 1647-659X · eISSN 2182-2824 · Sciendo · Poland
Kairos-Journal of Philosophy & Science: fully open access; no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kairos-Journal of Philosophy & Science is published by Sciendo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophy and History of Science, Philosophy, Science, and History and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, together about 36.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
KAIROS aims to be an academics ‘and practitioners’ forum in the following areas: New media, digital technologies, data, visual texts, and news; media literacy connected to specific forms of communication, such as media art, games, and learning, social media, and transmedia; different perspectives provided by digital storytelling, youth media, civic engagement, and critical pedagogy; questions of policy, history, assessment, and evaluation; as well as topics related to popular culture, global media, teacher education, and identity, education sciences: education management, education technologies, education innovation, research in education. Apart from these areas, other interesting articles and contributions offering new perspectives and solutions relevant to media education, critical thinking, and media literacy are welcome and will be considered for publication in the journal. The Journal attaches special importance to publishing the professional achievements of colleagues who focus on studies and presentations in pedagogical innovations and best practices in this field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities14.3%
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities13.1%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities9.3%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology6.9%
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics6.9%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology5.7%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities5.1%
- Philosophical and Theoretical AnalysisArts and Humanities3.9%
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
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 17 November 2025. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSDOAJPublisher 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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 178 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–300 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- full paperication of the paper. The length of the full paper should be between 4000-6000 words. The full manuscript should be organized as follows: 1) Intmain text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright and licensing
This journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). The authors retain rights under the CC BY-NC 4.0. Authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to the Institute of Communication Studies. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article to the widest p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
All articles are double-blind reviewed. Internationally renowned experts from the academic, research and business world are involved in the process of anonymous double-blind reviews as members of the international editorial board. The purpose of this is to offer authors an opportunity to improve their texts using anonymous reviews in accordance with the best academic and research standards. The re…
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1647-659X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2182-2824
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kairos-Journal of Philosophy & Science
How long does peer review take at Kairos-Journal of Philosophy & Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Kairos-Journal of Philosophy & Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–300 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Harvard. 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 Kairos-Journal of Philosophy & Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kairos-Journal of Philosophy & Science is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Kairos-Journal of Philosophy & Science open access, and what is the APC?
Kairos-Journal of Philosophy & Science is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .