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Phainomena
ISSN 1318-3362 · eISSN 2232-6650 · Institute Nova Revija for the Humanities · Slovenia
Phainomena: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 37 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Phainomena is published by Institute Nova Revija for the Humanities 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 German Literature and Culture Studies, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel and Civil and Structural Engineering Research, together about 42.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Slovenian scientific journal for phenomenology and hermeneutics Phainomena, published by the Phenomenological Society of Ljubljana and the Institute Nova Revija for the Humanities, welcomes articles, translations, and book reviews predominantly from the fields of phenomenological as well as hermeneutical philosophy, history of philosophy, philosophy of culture, aesthetics, religion, politics, and theory of science, but at the same time accommodates publications from the neighboring or related fields of the humanities and social sciences. As a specialized journal, Phainomena does not publish general presentations of discussed topics, but only the papers that take into consideration the state of the art of research in the specified fields of philosophical thought, which are directly connected with phenomenology and hermeneutics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Slovenia 9 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities23.1%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities11.5%
- Civil and Structural Engineering ResearchEngineering7.7%
- Libraries and Information ServicesArts and Humanities7.7%
- Sociology and Education StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Geophysics and Gravity MeasurementsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
- Physics and Engineering Research ArticlesEngineering3.9%
- European history and politicsSocial 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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted6
- book reviewBook reviewLength not stated
- original scientific paperOriginal scientific paperLength not stated
- preliminary communicationPreliminary communicationLength not stated
- professional paperProfessional paperLength not stated
- review articleReview articleLength not stated
- translationTranslationLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Languages: Slovenian, English, French, German; translations into Slovenian. Model summary
The journal publishes original papers predominantly in Slovenian, English, French, and German language, as well as translations from foreign languages into Slovenian.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Original work only; no concurrent submission until editorial decision. Model summary
The submitted manuscript should preferably be an original paper and should not be concurrently presented for publication consideration elsewhere, until the author receives notification with the editorial decision regarding acceptance, required (minor or major) revision(s), or rejection of the manuscript after the concluded reviewing procedure.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Φ Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright; license CC BY 4.0. Model summary
Authors submitting a manuscript for publication in the journal Phainomena agree to the following terms:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY 4.0. Model summary
The journal Phainomena publishes articles in concordance with the principles of Open Access under the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Φ Review Process
Non-research articles (editorials, book reviews) are not externally reviewed; decided by editor-in-chief or editorial board. Model summary
After submission, the contributions are initially evaluated by the editorial office and may be immediately rejected if they are considered to be out of the journal’s scope or otherwise unfit for consideration. The ensuing process of scientific review, which can—provided that no additional delays occur—take up to 3 months, includes an editorial opinion and a double-blind peer review by at least two…
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
- Institute Nova Revija for the Humanities
- Country or region
- Slovenia
- Language
- English, French, Slovenian, German
- ISSN
- 1318-3362
- Electronic ISSN
- 2232-6650
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Phainomena
What CAS zone is Phainomena in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Phainomena 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 Phainomena?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Phainomena?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Phainomena based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Slovenia (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Phainomena?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Phainomena is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Phainomena open access, and what is the APC?
Phainomena 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: .