Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Stoa
ISSN 2007-1868 · Universidad Veracruzana · Mexico
Stoa: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Stoa is published by Universidad Veracruzana 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 Philosophical Thought and Analysis, Philosophical and Cultural Analysis and Religious and Theological Studies, together about 36.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Social Sciences and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophical Thought and AnalysisSocial Sciences18.2%
- Philosophical and Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities10.4%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine7.8%
- Philosophy and Phenomenology StudiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Literary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Economic and Social DevelopmentSocial Sciences4%
- Philosophy and Historical ThoughtArts and Humanities3.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 86.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 337 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 2 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 26 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Veracruzana
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2007-1868
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Stoa
What CAS zone is Stoa in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Stoa 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.
How long does peer review take at Stoa?
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.
Which databases index Stoa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Stoa is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Stoa open access, and what is the APC?
Stoa 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; 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: .