Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Res Philosophica
ISSN 2168-9105 · eISSN 2168-9113 · Philosophy Documentation Center, Saint Louis University
Res Philosophica: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Res Philosophica is published by Philosophy Documentation Center, Saint Louis University and is in Zone 3 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). 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 36.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Res Philosophica is an international, quarterly journal of philosophy that publishes research in all areas of philosophy, historical and topical. Founded as The Modern Schoolman by Jesuit Scholastics in 1925, this peer-reviewed journal is edited by members of the Philosophy Department at Saint Louis University.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editor-in-chief Joseph SalernoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities13.4%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology12.9%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities9.9%
- Theology and Philosophy of EvilArts and Humanities8.7%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities6.4%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience5.2%
- Free Will and AgencyNeuroscience4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 458 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 6 | 15 |
| 2024 | 39 | 13 | 38 |
| 2023 | 24 | 7 | 70 |
| 2022 | 30 | 10 | 54 |
| 2021 | 29 | 5 | 80 |
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
- Philosophy Documentation Center, Saint Louis University
- ISSN
- 2168-9105
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-9113
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Res Philosophica
What CAS zone is Res Philosophica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Res Philosophica is in Zone 3 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 Res Philosophica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Res Philosophica is indexed in Scopus.
Is Res Philosophica open access, and what is the APC?
Res Philosophica 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: .