Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
ISSN 0031-8205 · eISSN 1933-1592 · Wiley-Blackwell
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research: CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 186 days to acceptance (72 articles, last 24 months); 104 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 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 42.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities17.1%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology16.5%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities8.9%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities7%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities6.1%
- Free Will and AgencyNeuroscience4.4%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology4.1%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences3.7%
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 2 |
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 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 202OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,870OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 62.87%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 92LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,474 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 62 | 16 |
| 2025 | 104 | 83 | 153 |
| 2024 | 99 | 82 | 371 |
| 2023 | 103 | 80 | 855 |
| 2022 | 87 | 53 | 519 |
| 2021 | 113 | 46 | 1,260 |
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
186 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 305 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 214 days
- Sample
- 72 articles with submission and acceptance dates (201 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".
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 | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0031-8205
- Electronic ISSN
- 1933-1592
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
What CAS zone is Philosophy and Phenomenological Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research is in Zone 1 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 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.
How long does peer review take at Philosophy and Phenomenological Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 72 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 186 days (interquartile range 131–305 days). 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.
Which databases index Philosophy and Phenomenological Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Philosophy and Phenomenological Research open access, and what is the APC?
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .