Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Philosophical Perspectives
ISSN 1520-8583 · Wiley-Blackwell
Philosophical Perspectives: CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,760; 3 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from December 2024 (Volume 38, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Philosophical Perspectives is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Philosophy and Theoretical Science and Philosophical Ethics and Theory, together about 58.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Philosophical Perspectives, an annual journal supplement to Noûs, publishes original essays by foremost thinkers in their fields, with each volume confined to a main area of philosophical research. Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic Search (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Current Contents: Arts & Humanities (Clarivate Analytics) Mathematical Reviews/MathSciNet/Current Mathematical Publications (AMS) Philosopher's Index (Philosopher's Information Center) Philosophy Research Index (PDC) PhilPapers ZBMATH (Zentralblatt MATH)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editor-in-chief John Patrick Hawthorne and Jason TurnerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities24.5%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology22.9%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities10.7%
- Free Will and AgencyNeuroscience7.3%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities5.5%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience4.2%
- Theology and Philosophy of EvilArts and Humanities3.7%
- Logic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeComputer Science3.4%
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: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 419OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 64.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 2LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 638 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 10 | 12 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 15 | 19 |
| 2023 | 22 | 21 | 219 |
| 2022 | 18 | 12 | 216 |
| 2021 | 20 | 9 | 180 |
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 2,760 / EUR 2,280 / GBP 1,840 | — | — |
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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- AI use
AI-assisted technologies must comply with Wiley's AI guidelines; disclosure required in Acknowledgements or notes at initial submission. Model summary
If you used any AI-assisted technologies, you must comply with Wiley's guidelines regarding the use of artificial intelligence (see AI guidelines for researchers | Wiley). Your initial submission must include your disclosure either in the Acknowledgements section or in the notes.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver updated metadata to indexing services for author name changes. Model summary
In cases where authors wish to change their name following publication, Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver the updated metadata to indexing services.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Name, email, affiliation and other contact details used for regular operations, shared with publisher and partners when necessary. Model summary
By submitting a manuscript to or reviewing for this publication, your name, email address, and affiliation, and other contact details the publication might require, will be used for the regular operations of the publication, including, when necessary, sharing with the publisher (Wiley) and partners for production and publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright license agreement
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For authors choosing open access
Subscription journal with open access option after acceptance, subject to APC. Model summary
If the open access option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Early View articles published online before issue inclusion; fully citable with online publication date and DOI. Model summary
The journal offers rapid publication via Wiley’s Early View service. Early View (Online Version of Record) articles are published on Wiley Online Library before inclusion in an issue.
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
- 1520-8583
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 1 (December 2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Philosophical Perspectives
What CAS zone is Philosophical Perspectives in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Philosophical Perspectives 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.
Which databases index Philosophical Perspectives?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Philosophical Perspectives is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MathSciNet, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Philosophical Perspectives open access, and what is the APC?
Philosophical Perspectives is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,760.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .