Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Nordic Wittgenstein Review
ISSN 2194-6825 · eISSN 2242-248X · Nordic Wittgenstein Society · Finland
Nordic Wittgenstein Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nordic Wittgenstein Review is published by Nordic Wittgenstein Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications, Philosophy, Science, and History and Philosophy and Literary Analysis, together about 68.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes original contributions on all aspects of Wittgenstein's thought and work - exegetical studies as well as papers drawing on Wittgensteinian themes and ideas in discussions of contemporary philosophical problems.The journal is interdisciplinary in character, and publishes contributions in the subject areas of philosophy and other human and social studies including philology, linguistics, history of ideas, cognitive science, and others. Each issue includes a peer-reviewed articles section, a "from the archives" section in which seminal works are re-published or where previously unpublished archive materials are presented, and a book review section. In addition, most issues include an invited paper and/or an interview. Nordic Wittgenstein Review aims to provide its contributors with academic relevance and wide visibility.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wittgensteinian philosophy and applicationsArts and Humanities33.1%
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities18.3%
- Philosophy and Literary AnalysisArts and Humanities17.1%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities5.5%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities4.7%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities3%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology2.2%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology1.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Q2 | 347/891 | 61st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 278 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 50 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 119 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 226 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 334 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 292 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 273 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
- book reviewsBook Reviews: The book review section is open for submissions. We recommend that the author contact the book review editor first. The book reviews are indexed a…Length not stated
- editorialaterial published in NWR are subject to editorial approval, and should not exceed 4.000 words. More extensive discussion notes are either invited by themain text ≤ 4,000 words
- from the archivesFrom the ArchivesLength not stated
- special issueSpecial Issue: Special issue articles should follow the journal's author guidelines. They are peer reviewed, by at least one reviewer and the peer review is not…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement. Model summary
The author(s) comply with authors' duties as stated in the Journal's Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement http://www.nordicwittgensteinreview.com/ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY licence; author retains copyright. Model summary
NWR uses the Creative Commons license CC-BY. With Creative Commons licenses, the author retains copyright and the public is allowed to reuse the content according to the restrictions in the licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Nordic Wittgenstein Review is an Open Access journal. The journal charges no author fee. The individual contributions are made available Open Access under the Creative Commons General Public License Attribution (CC-BY). With Creative Commons licenses, the author retains copyright and the public is allowed to reuse the content according to the restrictions in the licence. Exceptions exist and are m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Procedure
Open peer review of accepted articles. Model summary
The journal implements a double-blind peer review process on articles submitted to the articles section. The editorial procedures are designed to follow best practice concerning excellence, impartiality, transparency, purposefulness, efficiency, confidentiality and integrity (cf. European Peer Review Guide).The editors first undertake a check of general eligibility and articles' compliance with th…
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
- Nordic Wittgenstein Society
- Country or region
- Finland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2194-6825
- Electronic ISSN
- 2242-248X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15 (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 Nordic Wittgenstein Review
How long does peer review take at Nordic Wittgenstein Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Nordic Wittgenstein Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words. 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 Nordic Wittgenstein Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nordic Wittgenstein Review is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Nordic Wittgenstein Review open access, and what is the APC?
Nordic Wittgenstein Review 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: .