Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Philosophical Inquiries
ISSN 2281-8618 · eISSN 2282-0248 · Edizioni ETS
Philosophical Inquiries: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 8 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Philosophical Inquiries is published by Edizioni ETS 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 Philosophy and Theoretical Science, Philosophical Ethics and Theory and Philosophy and History of Science, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology12.2%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities11.6%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities7.3%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities5.5%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities5.5%
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities5.5%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities4.9%
- Wittgensteinian philosophy and applicationsArts and Humanities4.3%
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 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)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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 127 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Edizioni ETS
- ISSN
- 2281-8618
- Electronic ISSN
- 2282-0248
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Philosophical Inquiries
What CAS zone is Philosophical Inquiries in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Philosophical Inquiries is in Zone 4 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.
Which databases index Philosophical Inquiries?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Philosophical Inquiries is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Philosophical Inquiries open access, and what is the APC?
Philosophical Inquiries is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .