Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Kriterion-Revista de Filosofia
ISSN 0100-512X · eISSN 1981-5336 · Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · Brazil
Kriterion-Revista de Filosofia: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kriterion-Revista de Filosofia is published by Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 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 Philosophy and Historical Thought, Psychology and Mental Health and Classical Philosophy and Thought, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Brief History Kriterion is a publication of the Department of Philosophy at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was founded on June 28, 1947, and is the oldest journal in the country in the field of philosophy. Kriterion is published quarterly. Throughout its history, articles in various areas of philosophy and philosophically relevant topics have been published. Its editions are known for their plurality in terms of content, bringing together articles on a wide variety of topics and philosophical approaches. Although the official language of the journal is Portuguese, Kriterion also publishes articles in English, Spanish, Italian, French, and German. Open Access This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including financial restrictions) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open access is the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants rights of use to third parties using an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), allowing immediate free access to the work and authorizing any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, track them for indexing, pass them on as data to software, or use them for any other legal purpose. Compliance with Open Science This journal follows the Gold Open Access model. Form on compliance with Open Science. Ethics in Publication Our editorial policy follows research communication in the modus operandi of Open Science. Kriterion follows the standards of COPE, Committee on Publication Ethics. Focus and Scope Kriterion’s mission is to publish original and excellent philosophical works in any area of philosophy. Digital Preservation This journal follows the standards defined in the SciELO Program's Digital Preservation Policy. Indexing Sources Bibliographie de la Philosophie CCN/IBICT DOAJ EBSCO Latindex MLA International Bibliography Pergamum Philosopher´s Index SciELO Scopus/Elsevier Web of Science Bibliographic Journal Information Journal title: Kriterion: Revista de Filosofia (Kriterion: Philosophy Journal) Abbreviated title: Kriterion Published by: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Filosofia Frequency: quarterly Publication type: Continuous Publication (CP) Year of creation of the journal: 1947 ISSN 0100-512X (print version) ISSN 1981-5336 (online version) Websites and Social Media https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/kriterion Facebook: https://www.facebook.c
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy and Historical ThoughtArts and Humanities11%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology7.8%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities7.5%
- Philosophical Thought and AnalysisSocial Sciences7%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities6.3%
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities4.7%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities4.1%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceSciELOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Latindex
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 829 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 1 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 25 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 17 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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 | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Policy
Conflicts of interest may be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial in nature. Conflicts of interest may arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting a manuscript, authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the work. If ther…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct Policy, Errata, and Retraction
With regard to good practices for strengthening ethics in scientific publication, the editorial process, after compliance with the required formal aspects, ensures that all authors review and accept proven responsibility for the content and record each one's contribution at the end of the manuscript. To promote the originality of texts, the journal uses programs to check for duplication with previ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright Statement Authors of articles published by Kriterion retain the copyright to their work, licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided that the original work is correctly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including financial restrictions) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open access is the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants rights of use to third parties using an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), allowing immediate free access to the work and authorizi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All articles published by Kriterion are subject to double-blind peer review. The final version of the approved article will be published with the name of the editor or editors responsible for the manuscript review process. Once received, the article is pre-evaluated by the Director and Editorial Board of Kriterion magazine. If deemed appropriate, it will be forwarded to at least two reviewers. The…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
According to SciELO, preprints from the following servers are acceptable for submission: SciELO Preprints, arXiv, bioRxiv, and medRxiv. The acceptance of preprints from other servers will be reviewed by the journal's editors.
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
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Portuguese, German
- ISSN
- 0100-512X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1981-5336
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kriterion-Revista de Filosofia
What CAS zone is Kriterion-Revista de Filosofia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Kriterion-Revista de Filosofia is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Kriterion-Revista de Filosofia?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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.
Which databases index Kriterion-Revista de Filosofia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kriterion-Revista de Filosofia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Kriterion-Revista de Filosofia open access, and what is the APC?
Kriterion-Revista de Filosofia 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .