Journal profile
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
ISSN 1095-5054 · Stanford University · United States
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is published by Stanford University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Philosophical Ethics and Theory and Philosophy and Theoretical Science, together about 30.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Welcome to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), which as of Summer 2023, has nearly 1800 entries online. From its inception, the SEP was designed so that each entry is maintained and kept up-to-date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public. Consequently, our dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research. You can cite fixed editions that are created on a quarterly basis and stored in our Archives (every entry contains a link to its complete archival history, identifying the fixed edition the reader should cite).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 1, Macau, China 1, United States 1, Singapore 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities13.2%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities9.9%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology7.7%
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities6.6%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities6.6%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities4.4%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities4.4%
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities4.4%
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
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 43 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 189 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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 | Publisher's own license | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Authors must read and agree to the Copyright Policy. Model summary
Authors should not just familiarize themselves with Sections 1–4 below (and any remaining section that applies to their case), but also read our Copyright Policy.
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
- Stanford University
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1095-5054
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
How long does peer review take at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (1), Macau, China (1) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy open access, and what is the APC?
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 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: .