Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
PENSAMIENTO
ISSN 0031-4749 · eISSN 2386-5822 · Universidad Pontificia Comillas · Spain
PENSAMIENTO: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 100 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PENSAMIENTO is published by Universidad Pontificia Comillas 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 Philosophical Thought and Analysis, Philosophical and Cultural Analysis and Religious and Theological Studies, together about 37% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pensamiento has always been, and continues to be, a journal of a scientific and research nature, within the general methodology of philosophical studies, the specific methodology of its different sub-disciplines, as well as that of those other related disciplines in connection to interdisciplinary philosophy, such as the natural and human sciences. Therefore, the publication criteria are clear: scientific seriousne and methodological rigor in research. It is what responds to the university-level articles that deal, without restriction, on the cla ic themes of philosophy and on the new i ues and challenges that are posed to philosophical thought today. Thus: history of philosophy in all its stages, currents and cultural traditions, study of the great philosophers; logic and theory of argumentation, theory of knowledge, epistemology, philosophy of science, philosophy of nature, first philosophy, ontology, metaphysics, theodicy, philosophy of religion, philosophical anthropology, philosophy of mind, ethics and moral philosophy, political philosophy, aesthetics and theory of the arts, philosophy of culture, philosophy of history, philosophy of law, philosophy of economics, communication, etc. In Pensamiento there is also room for e ayistic and creative contributions, but if they respond to the criteria of scientific and university quality that characterize its own style. Pensamiento's editorial profile is open without ideological restrictions and aims to be one more editorial medium, along with many others existing in Spain, that encourages a rigorous exposition of ideas that enriches dialogue and philosophical-scientific opinion. It publishes, therefore, every type of opinion and scientific and philosophical position, as well as lines of interpretation of the story and of the authors. The only editorial requirement is scientific seriousne , the rigor of analysis and argumentation, as well as respect and the human quality of the style. Although the actuality is not a determining criterion for a journal like Pensamiento, neverthele , its editorial policy will tend to ensure that the great intellectual and philosophical questions raised in our historical moment can be followed through its pages.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 30, Belgium 1, Portugal 1, Mexico 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophical Thought and AnalysisSocial Sciences17.9%
- Philosophical and Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities9.6%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences9.5%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine9.2%
- Spanish Philosophy and LiteratureArts and Humanities6.7%
- Philosophy and Phenomenology StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities4%
- Literary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
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
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 23Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 98LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,141 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 1 |
| 2025 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2024 | 107 | 107 | 17 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 6 |
| 2022 | 96 | 96 | 63 |
| 2021 | 95 | 95 | 58 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 160 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The publishing Universidad Pontificia Comillas retain the copyright of articles published in Pensamiento. Reuse of content is allowed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivates 3.0 Unported. Authors are encouraged to publish their work on the Internet (for example, on institutional or personal pages, repositories, etc.) respecting the conditions of this license and quoting appr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality required Model summary
Los trabajos que se remitan a Pensamiento deberán ser originales.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving permi ion
Authors are recommended to publish the post-print articles version (the editor's version) on the internet (for example, in institutional repositories or personal web pages) immediately after their publication to contribute to their wider di emination, quoting appropriately the original source (including the full URL of the article’s DOI).
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
- Universidad Pontificia Comillas
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0031-4749
- Electronic ISSN
- 2386-5822
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 82, Issue 319 (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 PENSAMIENTO
What CAS zone is PENSAMIENTO in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PENSAMIENTO is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at PENSAMIENTO?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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.
Where are the editorial board members of PENSAMIENTO based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (30), Belgium (1) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index PENSAMIENTO?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PENSAMIENTO is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is PENSAMIENTO open access, and what is the APC?
PENSAMIENTO 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .