Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History and Philosophy of Science
Philosophia Scientiae
ISSN 1281-2463 · eISSN 1775-4283 · Éditions Kimé · France
Philosophia Scientiae: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Philosophia Scientiae is published by Éditions Kimé. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophy, Science, and History, History and Theory of Mathematics and Philosophy and History of Science, together about 40.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History and Philosophy of Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities15.9%
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics14.4%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities10.2%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities8.8%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology6.6%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities6.6%
- Logic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeComputer Science4.8%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology3.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History and Philosophy of Science | Q3 | 129/254 | 49th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.49OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 775 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 110 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 169 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 197 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 208 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 194 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 186 |
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
- 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-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
- Éditions Kimé
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- French, German, English
- ISSN
- 1281-2463
- Electronic ISSN
- 1775-4283
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Philosophia Scientiae
How long does peer review take at Philosophia Scientiae?
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 Philosophia Scientiae?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Philosophia Scientiae is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Philosophia Scientiae open access, and what is the APC?
Philosophia Scientiae 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: .