Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Philosophers Imprint
ISSN 1533-628X · Michigan Publishing · United States
Philosophers Imprint: CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Philosophers Imprint is published by Michigan Publishing and is in Zone 1 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Intellectual Property Law, Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics and Philosophy and History of Science, together about 37.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intellectual Property LawSocial Sciences19.9%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities10.7%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities6.9%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology6.1%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience6.1%
- Medical and Biological SciencesMedicine5%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 85.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 175 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 9 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 45 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 147 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 450 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 125 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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-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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Michigan Publishing
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1533-628X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Philosophers Imprint
What CAS zone is Philosophers Imprint in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Philosophers Imprint is in Zone 1 of Philosophy, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Philosophy; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Philosophers Imprint?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Philosophers Imprint?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Philosophers Imprint is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Philosophers Imprint open access, and what is the APC?
Philosophers Imprint 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; 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: .