Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Philosophical Issues
ISSN 1533-6077 · eISSN 1758-2237 · Wiley-Blackwell
Philosophical Issues: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Philosophical Issues 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 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Philosophy and Theoretical Science and Philosophical Ethics and Theory, together about 59.3% 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
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities28.1%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology21.2%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities10.1%
- Free Will and AgencyNeuroscience9.7%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities5.4%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience4.5%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences3.5%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities2.9%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 402OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 56.82%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 815 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 15 | 17 |
| 2024 | 23 | 18 | 80 |
| 2023 | 25 | 21 | 64 |
| 2022 | 27 | 18 | 193 |
| 2021 | 22 | 10 | 119 |
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.
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1533-6077
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-2237
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Philosophical Issues
What CAS zone is Philosophical Issues in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Philosophical Issues is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Philosophy. 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.
Which databases index Philosophical Issues?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Philosophical Issues is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Philosophical Issues open access, and what is the APC?
Philosophical Issues is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .