Journal profile · Multiple
Philosophical Psychology
ISSN 0951-5089 · eISSN 1465-394X · Taylor & Francis
Philosophical Psychology: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.62; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 196 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 27% (journal website); 161 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Philosophical Psychology is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, Embodied and Extended Cognition and Philosophy and Theoretical Science, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Philosophical Psychology is an international journal devoted to developing and strengthening the links between philosophy and the psychological sciences, both as basic sciences and as employed in applied settings, by publishing original, peer-refereed contributions to this expanding field of study and research. The journal publishes empirical and conceptual work relevant to debates in philosophy and ethics, and philosophical work relevant to research in the psychological sciences. This includes issues and methods developed in a variety of disciplinary areas including the cognitive, social, and affective sciences, neuroscience, comparative psychology, clinical psychology, psychopathology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, educational psychology, health psychology, analytic philosophy, moral psychology, phenomenology, history of psychology, and experimental philosophy. As well as psychologists and philosophers, the journal’s readers and contributors include neuroscientists, linguists, computer scientists, biologists, and sociologists — reporting experimental, theoretical, and clinical work which relates to underlying philosophical interests. Peer Review Policy: All peer review is double anonymized and original articles are typically reviewed by two expert referees. Submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Lisa BortolottiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3, Australia 1, Ireland 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience14.3%
- Embodied and Extended CognitionNeuroscience9%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology8.7%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities7.5%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities7%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities5.8%
- Emotions and Moral BehaviorPsychology5.1%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology4.8%
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 | Ethics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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 | Ethics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
AHCIPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, Current Abstracts, Educational Research Abstracts Online, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, Periodicals Index Online, Philosopher's Index, Philosophy Research Index, ProQuest Central
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
- 1.62LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.79Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.41Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 826OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 143LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 403,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,387 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 110 | 50 | 13 |
| 2025 | 161 | 82 | 191 |
| 2024 | 164 | 86 | 516 |
| 2023 | 133 | 71 | 982 |
| 2022 | 149 | 64 | 1,325 |
| 2021 | 76 | 35 | 693 |
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
196 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 123 days – 284 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 217 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (302 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)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 72 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Philosophical Psychology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review; original articles typically reviewed by two expert referees. Model summary
All peer review is double anonymized and original articles are typically reviewed by two expert referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0951-5089
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-394X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Philosophical Psychology
What CAS zone is Philosophical Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Philosophical Psychology is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ethics / Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Philosophical Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.62; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at Philosophical Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 196 days (interquartile range 123–284 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Philosophical Psychology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Philosophy.
Where are the editorial board members of Philosophical Psychology based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), Australia (1) and Ireland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Philosophical Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Philosophical Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists AHCI and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Philosophical Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Philosophical Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .