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Politics Philosophy & Economics
ISSN 1470-594X · eISSN 1741-3060 · SAGE
Politics Philosophy & Economics: CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 1.85; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Politics Philosophy & Economics is published by SAGE 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 Political Philosophy and Ethics, Philosophical Ethics and Theory and Free Will and Agency, together about 50.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences30.9%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities11.7%
- Free Will and AgencyNeuroscience8.2%
- War, Ethics, and JustificationArts and Humanities5.9%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences3%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities2.8%
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 | Ethics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.85LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 279OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 58.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 516 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 19 | 15 | 26 |
| 2024 | 24 | 15 | 124 |
| 2023 | 30 | 24 | 286 |
| 2022 | 20 | 12 | 357 |
| 2021 | 17 | 10 | 262 |
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
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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1470-594X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-3060
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Politics Philosophy & Economics
What CAS zone is Politics Philosophy & Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Politics Philosophy & Economics is in Zone 1 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Ethics / Political Science; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Politics Philosophy & Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.85; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 59.
Which databases index Politics Philosophy & Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Politics Philosophy & Economics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Politics Philosophy & Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Politics Philosophy & Economics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .