Journal profile
Scientia
ISSN 1908-9627 · eISSN 2546-194X · College of Liberal Arts, San Beda College · Philippines
Scientia: fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scientia is published by College of Liberal Arts, San Beda College. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Catholicism and Religious Studies, Religious and Theological Studies and Philippine History and Culture, together about 39.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Religious studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SCIENTIA: The International Journal on the Liberal Arts is the official scholarly multi-disciplinary journal of the College of Arts and Sciences, San Beda University, Manila, Philippines on the Liberal Arts. As a peer-reviewed journal, it accepts scholarly writings, academic papers, and book reviews in the fields of Philosophy, Anthropology, Gender Studies, Historical Issues and Historiography, Language Studies, Hermeneutics, Politics and Governance, and Religious Studies. The journal is published bi-annually in March and September.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Philippines 10, Italy 3, Japan 1, Germany 1, France 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Catholicism and Religious StudiesArts and Humanities15.8%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences13.5%
- Philippine History and CultureSocial Sciences10.3%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology6.4%
- Christian Theology and MissionArts and Humanities5.1%
- Contemporary Christian Leadership and EducationArts and Humanities4.8%
- Karl Barth and Christian TheologyArts and Humanities4.5%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities3.5%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 211 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
| 2025 | 17 | 15 | 22 |
| 2024 | 15 | 13 | 26 |
| 2023 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| 2022 | 13 | 11 | 6 |
| 2021 | 15 | 13 | 3 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- College of Liberal Arts, San Beda College
- Country or region
- Philippines
- Language
- English, Tagalog
- ISSN
- 1908-9627
- Electronic ISSN
- 2546-194X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scientia
How long does peer review take at Scientia?
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 Scientia based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Philippines (10), Italy (3) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is Scientia open access, and what is the APC?
Scientia is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .