Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Pluralist
ISSN 1930-7365 · eISSN 1944-6489 · University of Illinois Press
Pluralist: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pluralist is published by University of Illinois Press 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 Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Philosophy, Science, and History, together about 46.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pragmatism in Philosophy and EducationArts and Humanities30.4%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences9.4%
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities6.8%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences4.5%
- Academic Freedom and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.4%
- Marxism and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities2.9%
- Wittgensteinian philosophy and applicationsArts and Humanities2.8%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 782 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 30 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 32 | 1 | 24 |
| 2023 | 22 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 39 | 5 | 63 |
| 2021 | 45 | 5 | 67 |
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
- University of Illinois Press
- ISSN
- 1930-7365
- Electronic ISSN
- 1944-6489
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pluralist
What CAS zone is Pluralist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pluralist is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Pluralist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pluralist is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Pluralist open access, and what is the APC?
Pluralist 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: .