Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Teaching Philosophy
ISSN 0145-5788 · eISSN 2153-6619 · Philosophy Documentation Center
Teaching Philosophy: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 64 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Teaching Philosophy is published by Philosophy Documentation Center 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 Education and Critical Thinking Development, Classical Philosophy and Thought and Ethics in medical practice, together about 32.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Teaching Philosophy is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the practical and theoretical discussion of teaching and learning philosophy. It publishes articles and case studies on theoretical issues, classroom strategies, experimental courses, student counseling, and teaching and learning assessment. It also publishes reviews and review articles on new books, instructional media, and online resources.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editor-in-chief Maralee HarrellPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences14.7%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities10.8%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions7.2%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences6%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities5.1%
- Wittgensteinian philosophy and applicationsArts and Humanities4.5%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 365OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,452 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 64 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 69 | 8 | 20 |
| 2023 | 54 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 49 | 5 | 16 |
| 2021 | 72 | 2 | 42 |
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
- ISSN
- 0145-5788
- Electronic ISSN
- 2153-6619
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Teaching Philosophy
What CAS zone is Teaching Philosophy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Teaching Philosophy is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Teaching Philosophy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Teaching Philosophy is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Teaching Philosophy open access, and what is the APC?
Teaching Philosophy 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .