Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Topicos
ISSN 1666-485X · eISSN 1668-723X · Asociacion Revista de Filosofia de Santa Fe · Argentina
Topicos: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Topicos is published by Asociacion Revista de Filosofia de Santa Fe. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, together about 25.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
TÓPICOS is a journal published every six months, co-edited by the Asociación Revista de Filosofía de Santa Fe (ARFIL) and the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL). Its main objective is to promote an exchange of productions in the field of philosophical research. The Journal is intended to the academic community of researchers and scholars dealing with the problems covered by current philosophy and the history of the discipline itself. It is open to all philosophical orientations and to the interdisciplinary dialogue with the sciences. It publishes articles and original contributions -in Spanish and Portuguese- that make progress in the knowledge of the issues addressed, and contribute to the debate on the current problems of theoretical philosophy, practical philosophy, and the interpretation and criticism of the history of philosophy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology13.2%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities6.5%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities5.5%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities5.5%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences5.4%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities5.3%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities4.9%
- Marxism and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities4.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Q4 | 821/891 | 7th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 497 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 26 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 38 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 38 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 26 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 36 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- articlesThe journal has the following sections: Articles, Reviews and Comments.Length not stated
- articles and original contributionsIt publishes articles and original contributions -in Spanish and Portuguese-Length not stated
- commentsThe journal has the following sections: Articles, Reviews and Comments.Length not stated
- reviewbliographical references. Bibliographic reviews and comments may not exceed 2,000 words. The Editorial Board reserves the right to consider the pubmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- reviewsThe journal has the following sections: Articles, Reviews and Comments.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Adheres to CONICET guidelines and COPE Model summary
TÓPICOS adheres both to the document CONICET: Guidelines for Ethical Behavior in the Social Sciences and Humanities (Resolution No. 2857, December 11, 2006), and to the document Guide lines on Good Publication Practice (Committee on Publications Ethics: COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright; journal has first-publication right under CC license. Model summary
Copyright notice The authors who publish in TÓPICOS agree to the following terms: • The authors preserve the copyright and grant the Journal the right to be the first to publish the work under a Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the authorship of the work and the initial publication in this Journal. • Authors may separately estab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Policy of non-exclusive assignment of rights. Open access
Non-exclusive assignment of rights Model summary
The acceptance of a text by the Journal implies the non-simultaneous submission to other journals or editorial boards, and the non-exclusive cession of the economic rights of the authors in favour of the editor, who allows the reuse, after its edition (post-print), as long as: a) the authorship and the original source of its publication (journal, publisher and URL of the work) are cited; b) they a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
Double-blind peer review; author identity on separate page. Model summary
Evaluation system. Information for authors - All the contributions received are submitted to a peer review, and are evaluated in the first instance by the Director and the Editorial Board in their formal aspects. Then, they are sent to two reviewers of the Evaluation Committee. - The selection of the reviewers for each paper is made by the Director and the Editorial Board of the journal, with the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Detection Policy
Original, unpublished papers in Spanish and Portuguese; no parallel submission. Model summary
Plagius software is used for plagiarism detection. This control stage is in charge of the Editorial Board.
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
- Asociacion Revista de Filosofia de Santa Fe
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1666-485X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1668-723X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Topicos
How long does peer review take at Topicos?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Topicos?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: 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 Topicos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Topicos is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Topicos open access, and what is the APC?
Topicos 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .