Journal profile
Principios
ISSN 0104-8694 · eISSN 1983-2109 · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · Brazil
Principios: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Principios is published by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, Philosophical Ethics and Theory and Critical Theory and Philosophy, together about 22% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Princípios publica artigos originais e que sejam resultado de pesquisa avançada em filosofia, além de resenhas de publicações atuais e relevantes da área de filosofia e traduções de textos clássicos ou contemporâneos.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 1, Argentina 1, Colombia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology10%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities6.2%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences5.8%
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities5.8%
- Kantian Philosophy and Modern InterpretationsArts and Humanities5.7%
- Philosophy and Historical ThoughtArts and Humanities5.5%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities5.3%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 379 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 32 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 54 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 34 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 24 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 48 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- artigosOs artigos e traduções devem ter até 12.000 palavras e as resenhas até 4.000 palavras (incluindo todos os elementos textuais e paratextuais: título, resumo, abs…Length not stated
- resenhasOs artigos e traduções devem ter até 12.000 palavras e as resenhas até 4.000 palavras (incluindo todos os elementos textuais e paratextuais: título, resumo, abs…Length not stated
- traduçõesOs artigos e traduções devem ter até 12.000 palavras e as resenhas até 4.000 palavras (incluindo todos os elementos textuais e paratextuais: título, resumo, abs…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright
- Publication ethics
Código de Ética e Boas Práticas Editoriais. Model summary
Declaro estar ciente das diretrizes, responsabilidades e princípios expressos na documentação disponibilizada em Código de Ética e Boas Práticas Editoriais.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Autores mantêm os direitos autorais e concedem à revista o direito de primeira publicação, licenciado sob a Licença Creative Commons Attribution. Model summary
Autores mantêm os direitos autorais e concedem à revista o direito de primeira publicação, com o trabalho simultaneamente licenciado sob a Licença Creative Commons Attribution que permite o compartilhamento do trabalho com reconhecimento da autoria e publicação inicial nesta revista.
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
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Portuguese, German
- ISSN
- 0104-8694
- Electronic ISSN
- 1983-2109
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Principios
How long does peer review take at Principios?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Principios based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (1), Argentina (1) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Principios?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Principios is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Principios open access, and what is the APC?
Principios is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .