Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Thought-A Journal of Philosophy
ISSN 2161-2234 · Wiley-Blackwell
Thought-A Journal of Philosophy: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,500; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Prospective Contributors: Please note that Thought will cease publication with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. as from the present volume (10, issue 4). We hope to announce new publication arrangements soon, but in the meantime, can accept no new submissions. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Thought-A Journal of Philosophy is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophy and Theoretical Science, Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics and Philosophy and History of Science, together about 46.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A new journal from the Thought Trust. Thought: A Journal of Philosophy is dedicated to the publication of short (of less than 4500 words), original, philosophical papers in the following areas: Philosophy of Maths, Philosophy of Logic, Logic (where there is clear and explicit philosophical relevance), Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Metaphysics, and Value Theory. All published papers will be analytic in style. We intend that readers of Thought will be exposed to the most central and significant issues and positions in contemporary philosophy that fall under its remit. We will publish only papers that exemplify the highest standard of clarity. Thought aims to give a response to all authors within eight weeks of submission, but authors should be mindful that it may take longer. Thought employs a triple-blind review system: the author's identity is not revealed to the editors and referees, and the referee's identity is not revealed to the author. Every submitted paper is appraised by the Subject Editor of the relevant subject area. Papers that pass to the Editors in Chief are read by at least two experts in the relevant subject area. Because of our multi-layered refereeing process, it may take considerably longer than 8 weeks to reach a verdict on manuscripts that reach the editorial stage of assessment. Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic OneFile (GALE Cengage) Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Current Contents: Arts & Humanities (Clarivate Analytics) Philosopher's Index (Philosopher's Information Center) PhilPapers Research Library (ProQuest) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology21.3%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities17.4%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities7.6%
- Logic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeComputer Science6.3%
- Free Will and AgencyNeuroscience5.2%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience4.7%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities4.1%
- 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| 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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
AHCIWeb of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.26%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 531 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 27 | 16 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2022 | 37 | 32 | 69 |
| 2021 | 38 | 20 | 178 |
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
- Peer review
- Triple anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 / EUR 2,100 / GBP 1,650 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,500 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- Discussions of recent monographs
Article types accepted1
- original articleORIGINAL ARTICLELength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Authors signing the copyright transfer agreement
If the open access option is not selected the corresponding author will be presented with the copyright transfer agreement (CTA) to sign. The terms and conditions of the CTA can be previewed in the samples associated with the Copyright FAQs below:
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 2161-2234
- Society / sponsor
- Thought Trust
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 4 (December 2021)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Thought-A Journal of Philosophy
What CAS zone is Thought-A Journal of Philosophy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Thought-A Journal of Philosophy is in Zone 3 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Thought-A Journal of Philosophy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,500 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Thought-A Journal of Philosophy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Thought-A Journal of Philosophy is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists AHCI, Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Thought-A Journal of Philosophy open access, and what is the APC?
Thought-A Journal of Philosophy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,500.
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: .