Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Phenomenology & Practice
ISSN 1913-4711 · University of Alberta · Canada
Phenomenology & Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Phenomenology & Practice is published by University of Alberta 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 Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism and Posthumanist Ethics and Activism, together about 32.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Phenomenology and Practice Phenomenology & Practice is a human science journal dedicated to the study of the lived experience of a broad range of human practices. These include (but are not limited to) the professional practices of pedagogy, design, counseling, psychology, social work, and health science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology15.3%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities8.9%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences8.2%
- Hermeneutics and Narrative IdentityArts and Humanities7.5%
- Diversity and Impact of DancePsychology5%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Educational Philosophies and PedagogiesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology3.6%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 238 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 11 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | |
| 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 websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Invites submissions for upcoming general, non-themed, and themed issues; see author guidelines for submission details. Model summary
Phenomenology & Practice invites submissions for our up-coming general, non-themed, and themed issues as well. Please see the author guidelines for further details on submissions for the journal
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 Alberta
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1913-4711
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 1 (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 Phenomenology & Practice
What CAS zone is Phenomenology & Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Phenomenology & Practice 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 Phenomenology & Practice?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Phenomenology & Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Phenomenology & Practice is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Phenomenology & Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Phenomenology & Practice 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .