Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
PHILOSOPHICAL FORUM
ISSN 0031-806X · eISSN 1467-9191 · Wiley-Blackwell
PHILOSOPHICAL FORUM: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 382 days to acceptance (21 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 58% (journal website); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PHILOSOPHICAL FORUM is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophical Ethics and Theory, Philosophy and Theoretical Science and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, together about 29.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publishing innovative, interdisciplinary contributions in contemporary and historical philosophical inquiry from throughout the globe, and bridging the gap between philosophy in the West (both analytic and continental) and the philosophical traditions of the rest of the world. The Philosophical Forum aims to be a true global philosophical meeting place, featuring innovative work within and between philosophical traditions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities10.1%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology9.8%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities9.8%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences7.4%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities6.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Pragmatism in Philosophy and EducationArts and Humanities4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| 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)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 125OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 11Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 27,642Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,088 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 29 | 16 | 39 |
| 2023 | 27 | 19 | 30 |
| 2022 | 29 | 11 | 13 |
| 2021 | 34 | 9 | 50 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
382 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 167 days – 640 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (21 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 392 days
- Sample
- 21 articles with submission and acceptance dates (24 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 58%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 58%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 257 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 257 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 167 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics
No simultaneous submission Model summary
Note: Authors must declare that their submitted articles are not under consideration at any other journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The journal operates a double-blind peer review policy.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0031-806X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-9191
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 4 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PHILOSOPHICAL FORUM
What CAS zone is PHILOSOPHICAL FORUM in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PHILOSOPHICAL FORUM is in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of PHILOSOPHICAL FORUM?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at PHILOSOPHICAL FORUM?
Based on the dates recorded on 21 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 382 days (interquartile range 167–640 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 58% (2025). 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 PHILOSOPHICAL FORUM?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PHILOSOPHICAL FORUM is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is PHILOSOPHICAL FORUM open access, and what is the APC?
PHILOSOPHICAL FORUM is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .