Journal profile
Locke Studies
ISSN 2561-925X · Western Libraries, The University of Western Ontario · Canada
Locke Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 34 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Locke Studies is published by Western Libraries, The University of Western Ontario. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought, Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics and Historical Philosophy and Science, together about 57.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Locke Studies is an open-access, peer-reviewed annual journal devoted to contemporary research on any aspect of the life and work of the great English philosopher John Locke (1632-1704). It publishes peer-reviewed original research into Locke's thought (Articles), peer-reviewed critical commentary on books or recent trends within Locke scholarship (Review Articles), reviews of newly published books on Locke or his contemporaries and intellectual milieu (Book Reviews), research queries, notes, and informal discussions (Queries, Notes, and Discussions) and a comprehensive listing of scholarship on Locke published in the past calendar year (Recent Scholarship). It provides a scholarly forum for the free exchange of knowledge and ideas about Locke, his thought, and his contributions. In 2018, the journal migrated to The University of Western Ontario, where it is published by Western Libraries with support from Western Philosophy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Daniel LaymanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtArts and Humanities34.7%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities13.1%
- Historical Philosophy and ScienceArts and Humanities10.2%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities5.9%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology5.5%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities5.5%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities4%
- Rousseau and Enlightenment ThoughtArts and Humanities4%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 181 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 38 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 121 |
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 34 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 34 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-NC-SA | |
| 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)
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- articleArticle: Original, peer-reviewed scholarship contributing to our understanding of Locke's thought, his works, or his legacy, or thoses of his contemporaries.Length not stated
- book reviewmination via the blog and social media. Book Review: Reviews, generally less than 3,000 words, of a recent book. Review Article: Reviews, generally betwemain text ≤ 3,000 words
- question, update, or discussion noteQuestion, Update, or Discussion Note: Non-peer-reviewed items for quick and wide distribution.Length not stated
- reviewioned a review of will not be accepted. Reviews should be less than 3,000 words and conform to the usual standards for scholarly book reviemain text ≤ 3,000 words
- review articleess than 3,000 words, of a recent book. Review Article: Reviews, generally between 3,500 and 7,500 words, of a set of recent books or recently emerging scholarl…main text ≤ 7,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Locke Studies operates based on a non-exclusive publishing agreement, according to which the journal retains the right of first publication, but authors are free to subsequently publish their work. The copyright of all work rests with the author(s). By default, all content published in Locke Studies is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
Open access, peer-reviewed, annual frequency. Model summary
Locke Studies is a fully open access publication. It is freely accessible online, and full-text content is immediately available upon publication. Locke Studies does not charge authors submission fees or article processing fees. We are dedicated to the idea of a free and open exchange of scholarship from all disciplines, perspectives, and methodologies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
Published by Western Libraries at The University of Western Ontario since 2018 using OJS. Model summary
All article submissions to Locke Studies are double-anonymized peer reviewed. Double-anonymized means that neither the author nor the reviewers are aware of each other's identity. Submitted or solicited book reviews are reviewed by the editor or member(s) of the Editorial Board. Queries, notes, and discussions are not peer reviewed but are reviewed by the editor or member(s) of the Editorial Board…
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
- Western Libraries, The University of Western Ontario
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2561-925X
- Print ISSN
- 1476-0290
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Locke Studies
How long does peer review take at Locke Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 34 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 Locke Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Locke Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Locke Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Locke Studies 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .