Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Philological Encounters
ISSN 2451-9189 · eISSN 2451-9197 · Brill
Philological Encounters: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Philological Encounters is published by Brill and is in Zone 2 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Studies and History, Historical and Linguistic Studies and African history and culture analysis, together about 38.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences19%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences12.4%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences7.5%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities4.9%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences3.9%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 177 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 19 | 14 | 22 |
| 2022 | 17 | 5 | 27 |
| 2021 | 18 | 9 | 32 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill
- ISSN
- 2451-9189
- Electronic ISSN
- 2451-9197
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Philological Encounters
What CAS zone is Philological Encounters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Philological Encounters is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Literature / Language & Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Philological Encounters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Philological Encounters is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Philological Encounters open access, and what is the APC?
Philological Encounters is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .