Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Wittgenstein-Studien
ISSN 1868-7431 · eISSN 1868-7458 · Walter de Gruyter
Wittgenstein-Studien: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wittgenstein-Studien is published by Walter de Gruyter 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 Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Philosophy and Theoretical Science, together about 47.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wittgensteinian philosophy and applicationsArts and Humanities33.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology6.9%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine5.3%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.6%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities4.4%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 303 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 15 | 7 |
| 2024 | 21 | 7 | 4 |
| 2023 | 21 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 18 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 21 | 6 | 34 |
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
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 1868-7431
- Electronic ISSN
- 1868-7458
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wittgenstein-Studien
What CAS zone is Wittgenstein-Studien in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wittgenstein-Studien 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.
Which databases index Wittgenstein-Studien?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wittgenstein-Studien is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Wittgenstein-Studien open access, and what is the APC?
Wittgenstein-Studien is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .