Philosophical Readings

Philosophical Readings is published by Ca Foscari University Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval Philosophy and Theology, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies and Medieval Literature and History, together about 28.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Philosophical Readings, a four-monthly journal, ISSN 2036-4989, publishes articles, discussions, and reviews on all philosophical disciplines. Philosophical Readings is a Open Access journal devoted to the promotion of competent and definitive contributions to philosophical knowledge. Not associated with any school or group, not the organ of any association or institution, it is interested in persistent and resolute inquiries into root questions, regardless of the writer’s affiliation. Philosophical Readings uses a policy of blind review by at least two consultants to evaluate articles accepted for serious consideration. Philosophical Readings promotes special issues on particular topics of special relevance in the philosophical debates. Philosophical Readings occasionally has opportunities for Guest Editors for special issues of the journal. Anyone who has an idea for a special issue and would like that idea to be considered, should contact the Executive editor. Philosophical Readings publishes at least 9 original researches in a calendar year. All products on this site are released with a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 IT) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/it/ With this license, Authors retain copyright and publishing rights without restrictions, but allow any user to share, copy, distribute, transmit, adapt and make commercial use of the work without needing to provide additional permission, provided appropriate attribution is made to the original author or source. By using this license, all Philosophical Readings’s articles meet all funder and institutional requirements for being considered Open Access. Philosophical Readings does not charge an article processing or submission fee. Peer Review Process Philosophical Readings uses a policy of double-blind review by at least two consultants to evaluate articles accepted for serious consideration. All papers (including long notes or reviews), also those for special issues, undergo the process of double-blind review. Book-reviews are reviewed by one consultants. See below for Philosophical Readings position on publishing ethics and publication malpractice statement Publication Frequency Philosophical Readings is a four-monthly journal and publishes at least 9 original researches in a calendar year. Open Access Policy Philosophical Reading provides gold open access to the contents. Philosophical Readings position on publishing ethics and publication malpractice statement Philosophic

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Philosophy

CAS Journal Ranking

CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)

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Database indexing

ScopusDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

Google Scholar, ISI-WOS, ERIH+, The Philosopher's Index, CiterFactor, SHERPA/RoMEOPublisher website

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Impact

CiteScore 2026-06

0.4LetPub · 2026-11-01

SJR 2026-06

0.11LetPub · 2026-11-01

SNIP 2026-06

0LetPub · 2026-11-01

h-index

3OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

i10-index

1OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

2-year mean citedness

0OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

Share of gold OA articles

0%LetPub · 2026-11-01

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.

Average review time (community reports)

about 14 weeksLetPub · 2026-11-01

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 14 weeksDOAJ · 2026-11-01

Peer review

Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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.

• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

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.

Publisher

Ca Foscari University Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage

Country or region

Italy

Language

Spanish, Italian, English, French, Portuguese, German

ISSN

2036-4989

Latest issue on the website

Volume 16, Issue 1 (2024)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
• Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
• Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗DOAJ
• Editorial board ↗DOAJ