Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
PhaenEx-Journal of Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture
ISSN 1911-1576 · University of Windsor · Canada
PhaenEx-Journal of Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture: fully open access; no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2020 (Volume 13, Issue 2): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PhaenEx-Journal of Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture is published by University of Windsor. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism and Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel, together about 40.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
PhaenEx is an electronic, interdisciplinary, and peer reviewed journal that publishes articles having to do with various aspects of existential or phenomenological theory or culture.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editor-in-chief John DuncanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 6, France 1, Australia 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology22.8%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities10.8%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities6.5%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences5.6%
- Philosophical and Theoretical AnalysisArts and Humanities5.6%
- Philosophy and Phenomenology StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology3.4%
- Foucault, Power, and EthicsSocial Sciences3.2%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for production reasons on 17 March 2025. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 299 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright for an article is retained by the author, with first publication rights granted to PhaenEx. By virtue of its appearance in this Open Access Journal, it is understood that the article is freely available for use, with proper attribution, for educational and other non-commercial purposes. Reuse of the article for commercial purposes by anyone other than the author requires permission of 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
- University of Windsor
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1911-1576
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 2 (2020)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PhaenEx-Journal of Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture
How long does peer review take at PhaenEx-Journal of Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 PhaenEx-Journal of Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (6), France (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is PhaenEx-Journal of Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture open access, and what is the APC?
PhaenEx-Journal of Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .