Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Kritike-An Online Journal of Philosophy
ISSN 1908-7330 · University of Santo Tomas · Philippines
Kritike-An Online Journal of Philosophy: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kritike-An Online Journal of Philosophy is published by University of Santo Tomas 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, Ethics, and Existentialism, Philippine History and Culture and Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, together about 29.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Kritike is the official open access (OA) journal of the Department of Philosophy of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), Manila, Philippines. It is a Filipino peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, and international journal of philosophy founded in 2007 by a group of UST alumni. The journal seeks to publish articles and book reviews by local and international authors across the whole range of philosophical topics, but with special emphasis on the following subject strands:
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editor-in-chief Paolo A. BolañosPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities10.6%
- Philippine History and CultureSocial Sciences10.1%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology8.8%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences8.5%
- Hermeneutics and Narrative IdentityArts and Humanities5.2%
- Foucault, Power, and EthicsSocial Sciences5%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences4.6%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences3.9%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 682 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 17 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 13 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 41 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 34 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 32 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- articleArticle (8,000 words or less)Length not stated
- book reviews) Review Article (8,000 words or less) Book Review (2,500 words or less) Creative Works (short philosophical fictions, poemmain text ≤ 2,500 words
- creative worksCreative Works (short philosophical fictions, poems, etc.)Length not stated
- review articlession be? Article (8,000 words or less) Review Article (8,000 words or less) Book Review (2,500 words or less) Creative Works (main text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright and Ethics
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review Model summary
KRITIKE is a refereed journal, so make sure that your text is prepared for blind review, meaning your name and institutional affiliation should not appear in the body of your paper. If you cited your own previous work(s) in the article, delete your name from the citation(s).
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 Santo Tomas
- Country or region
- Philippines
- Language
- English, Tagalog
- ISSN
- 1908-7330
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kritike-An Online Journal of Philosophy
What CAS zone is Kritike-An Online Journal of Philosophy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Kritike-An Online Journal of Philosophy 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 Kritike-An Online Journal of Philosophy?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Kritike-An Online Journal of Philosophy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Kritike-An Online Journal of Philosophy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kritike-An Online Journal of Philosophy is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Kritike-An Online Journal of Philosophy open access, and what is the APC?
Kritike-An Online Journal of Philosophy 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: .