Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Topos
ISSN 1815-0047 · eISSN 2538-886X · European Humanities University · Lithuania
Topos: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Topos is published by European Humanities University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Critical Theory and Philosophy, Marxism and Critical Theory and Eastern European Communism and Reforms, together about 28.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Topos accepts manuscripts of original work, based on research and investigations, and translations in the field of philosophy (the history of philosophy included), and in the philosophy-oriented branches of social studies and humanities like culture theory and cultural studies, visual studies and media theory, literary theory and religious studies, social theory and political studies, postcolonial studies and gender studies, etc. Topos represents continental philosophical tradition (including its interpretation and development beyond geographical boundaries of continental Europe) and is aimed at articulation of the relevance of its analytical and conceptual tools to understanding of the reality within the contemporary world. The journal follows the principle of methodological diversity and supports development and heuristic representation of key modes of contemporary philosophy theorization: phenomenology and hermeneutics, post-structuralism and semiotic analysis, social criticism and psychoanalysis, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Editor-in-chief European HumanitiesPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences10.8%
- Marxism and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities9.5%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences8.2%
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology5.1%
- Migration and Exile StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Decolonial Thought and EpistemologiesSocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 | Q2 | 397/891 | 55th |
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 694/1434 | 51st |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1187/1530 | 22nd |
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 107 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 14 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 3 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
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-ND | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- articlesThe journal accepts articles (5000-8000 words including references)Length not stated
- book review(5000-8000 words including references), book reviews (up to 3000 words), and translations (provided that copyright is obtained). Amain text ≤ 3,000 words
- book reviewsbook reviews (up to 3000 words)Length not stated
- translationsand translations (provided that copyright is obtained)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Originality: submissions must be original, not previously published, not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
All submissions must be original and must not have been previously published, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright: authors hold copyright without restrictions. Model summary
This journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions. Topos Journal uses CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license (license URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind review: anonymised version required for blind review. Model summary
Submissions should include two files uploaded via the website form: Full version (SurnameName_Year) Anonymised version (ShortTitle_Topos_Year) – for blind review.
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
- European Humanities University
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- Belarusian, English, Russian
- ISSN
- 1815-0047
- Electronic ISSN
- 2538-886X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Topos
How long does peer review take at Topos?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Topos?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words. 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 Topos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Topos is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Topos open access, and what is the APC?
Topos 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: .