Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy Today
ISSN 0031-8256 · eISSN 2329-8596 · Philosophy Documentation Center
Philosophy Today: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Philosophy Today is published by Philosophy Documentation Center and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy and Critical Theory and Philosophy, together about 40.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Philosophy Today is an international peer-reviewed journal that reflects the current questions, topics, and debates of contemporary philosophy, with a particular focus on continental philosophy. This journal is especially interested in interdisciplinary work at the intersection of philosophy, political theory, comparative literature, and cultural studies. It provides space for reviews, as well as short translations of the works of contemporary philosophical figures originally published in other languages.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editor-in-chief Peg BirminghamPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities18.7%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology14.6%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences7.3%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities4.3%
- Hermeneutics and Narrative IdentityArts and Humanities4.2%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities3.9%
- Philosophy and Historical ThoughtArts and Humanities3.6%
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 209OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,323 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 55 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 66 | 12 | 30 |
| 2023 | 68 | 2 | 32 |
| 2022 | 49 | 8 | 37 |
| 2021 | 72 | 9 | 159 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
Philosophy Today is an international peer-reviewed journal
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
- Philosophy Documentation Center
- ISSN
- 0031-8256
- Electronic ISSN
- 2329-8596
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Philosophy Today
What CAS zone is Philosophy Today in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Philosophy Today is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Philosophy Today?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Philosophy Today is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Philosophy Today open access, and what is the APC?
Philosophy Today 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, 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: .