Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS
ISSN 0034-6632 · eISSN 2154-1302 · Philosophy Education Society, Inc.
REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS is published by Philosophy Education Society, Inc. 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 Classical Philosophy and Thought, Philosophical Ethics and Theory and Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, together about 32.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Review of Metaphysics is devoted to the promotion of technically competent, definitive contributions to philosophical knowledge. Not associated with any school or group, not the organ of any association or institution, it is interested in persistent, resolute inquiries into root questions, regardless of the writer's affiliations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities18.9%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities7.3%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology6.2%
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities6%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities5.5%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities5.4%
- Theology and Philosophy of EvilArts and Humanities4.9%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities4.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 333OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,709 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 71 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 75 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 79 | 6 | 39 |
| 2022 | 85 | 11 | 34 |
| 2021 | 81 | 3 | 91 |
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 Education Society, Inc.
- ISSN
- 0034-6632
- Electronic ISSN
- 2154-1302
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS
What CAS zone is REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS 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 REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS open access, and what is the APC?
REVIEW OF METAPHYSICS 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: .