Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY
ISSN 0031-8094 · eISSN 1467-9213 · Oxford University Press
PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY: CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,204; 109 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY is published by Oxford University Press 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 45.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Philosophical Quarterly is one of the most highly regarded and established academic journals in philosophy. In an age of increasing specialism, it remains committed to publishing high-quality articles from leading international scholars across the range of philosophical study. It prioritizes innovative contributions of broad philosophical interest over works that make smaller or technical points within existing debates. The Philosophical Quarterly regularly publishes articles, discussions and reviews. The Quarterly's outstanding book review section provides peer review and comment on significant philosophical books. We aim to offer authors speedy decisions on manuscripts submitted, and currently 90% of submissions are processed within three months. Abstracting and Indexing Services Academic ASAP Arts and Humanities Citation Index® Current Contents® /Arts & Humanities EBSCOhost: Academic Search EBSCOhost: Academic Search Elite EBSCOhost: Academic Search Premier EBSCOhost: Sociological Collection Expanded Academic ASAP International Bibliography of Book Reviews (IBR) International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ) InfoTrac MLA International Bibliography OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition Philosopher's Index PhilPapers POIESIS: Philosophy Online Serials PROQUEST DATABASE: CSA Biological Sciences Database PROQUEST DATABASE: CSA Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Database PROQUEST DATABASE: Ecology Abstracts PROQUEST DATABASE: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) PROQUEST DATABASE: ProQuest Central PROQUEST DATABASE: ProQuest Discovery PROQUEST DATABASE: ProQuest Platinum PROQUEST DATABASE: ProQuest Research Library Keywords philosophy, philosophical, quarterly, journal, research, criticism, analysis, debate, periodical, review, theory, history, studies, article, epistemology, aesthetics, ethics, moral, knowledge, perspectivism, diachronic, synchronic, supervenience COPE This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 1.3 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 1.4 2025 Cited Half-Life 15 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.3 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00278 2025 Article Influence Score 1.017 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 2.8 Philosophy (Rank by CiteScore) 88/891 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 1.768 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 153,349 About metrics
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities15.9%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology15.7%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities13.6%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities10%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences6.3%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities4.9%
- Free Will and AgencyNeuroscience4.1%
- Theology and Philosophy of EvilArts and Humanities3.7%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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: 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) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 199OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,353OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 79LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 153,349Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,458 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 31 | 4 |
| 2025 | 109 | 60 | 73 |
| 2024 | 153 | 81 | 463 |
| 2023 | 127 | 70 | 595 |
| 2022 | 84 | 34 | 816 |
| 2021 | 79 | 38 | 830 |
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
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 | GBP 3,188 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
- Philosophy and Climate ChangeDeadline
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- more than one paper at a time from any one author
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- book reviewterly a book review. We usually ask for book reviews to be submitted within 6 months, and to be close to 1100 words in length. Typescripts should be double spac…main text ≤ 1,100 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Publication ethics COPE
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
It is a condition of publication in the Journal that authors complete a Licence to Publish form. Upon receipt of accepted manuscripts at Oxford Journals authors will be invited to complete an online copyright licence to publish form. Please note that by submitting an article for publication you confirm that you are the corresponding/submitting author and that Oxford University Press ("OUP") may re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Option for Authors
The Philosophical Quarterly offers the option of publishing under either a standard licence or an open access licence. Please note that some funders require open access publication as a condition of funding. If you are unsure whether you are required to publish open access, please do clarify any such requirements with your funder or institution. Should you wish to publish your article open access,…
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 0031-8094
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-9213
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 76, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY
What CAS zone is PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY 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 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 199.
What are the manuscript requirements of PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY 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 QUARTERLY open access, and what is the APC?
PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,204.
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: .