Journal profile · Multiple
Philosophy and literature
ISSN 0190-0013 · eISSN 1086-329X · Johns Hopkins University Press
Philosophy and literature: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Philosophy and literature is published by Johns Hopkins University Press and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism, Classical Philosophy and Thought and Contemporary Literature and Criticism, together about 25.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy and Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities11.6%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities7.8%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities6%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities6%
- Wittgensteinian philosophy and applicationsArts and Humanities5.8%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology5.5%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.7%
- Pragmatism in Philosophy and EducationArts and Humanities4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | 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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 200OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,583 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 34 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 34 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 34 | 2 | 22 |
| 2022 | 35 | 17 | 16 |
| 2021 | 38 | 2 | 43 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 0190-0013
- Electronic ISSN
- 1086-329X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Philosophy and literature
What CAS zone is Philosophy and literature in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Philosophy and literature is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literary Theory & Criticism / Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Philosophy and literature?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Philosophy and literature is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Philosophy and literature open access, and what is the APC?
Philosophy and literature is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .