CAS major category
Philosophy A&HCI Journals
The Philosophy major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition) holds 832 journals. This page ranks them by impact factor and gives each one's CAS zone, review time, APC and open-access status (as of October 2026). Largest minor categories: Religion (336), Philosophy (311), History & Philosophy Of Science (85), Ethics (73), Humanities, Multidisciplinary (37), History (29), Medical Ethics (24), Social Sciences, Biomedical (14).
Philosophy A&HCI Journals by impact factor
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOETHICS
ISSN 1526-5161 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATESHistory & Philosophy Of Science
IF 17.47CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy · TopReview: about 57 days (first decision after review, publisher)APC charged, amount not publishedHybrid OA457 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History
ISSN 0079-032X · Peabody Museum of Natural History · UNITED STATESBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION-ECOLOGY
IF 7.88CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy · TopReview: over 12 weeksSubscription10 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Ethics & Bioethics
ISSN 1338-5615 · Sciendo · PolandMultiple
IF 7CAS Zone 2 · PhilosophyReview: about 12 weeksNo APCGold OA22 articles/yrESCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Ethics and Bioethics (in Central Europe)
ISSN 1338-5615 · Walter de Gruyter · PolandArts and Humanities-Philosophy
IF 7CAS Zone 2 · PhilosophyReview: about 12 weeksNo APCGold OA22 articles/yrScopus
View journal profile →Journal of Business Ethics
ISSN 0167-4544 · Springer NatureMultiple
IF 5.98CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy · TopReview: median 339 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,790Hybrid OA331 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Ethics and Information Technology
ISSN 1388-1957 · Springer NatureMultiple
IF 5.47CAS Zone 2 · PhilosophyReview: about 26 days (submission to first decision, publisher)APC about USD 2,190Hybrid OA69 articles/yrSSCI · AHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility
ISSN 2694-6416 · Wiley-BlackwellMultiple
IF 5.3CAS Zone 2 · PhilosophyReview: about 396 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,450Hybrid OA161 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Journal of Empirical Theology
ISSN 0922-2936 · BrillRELIGION
IF 5CAS Zone 3 · PhilosophyHybrid OA23 articles/yrESCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Welt des Islams
ISSN 0043-2539 · BrillRELIGION
IF 5CAS Zone 2 · PhilosophyHybrid OA43 articles/yrAHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Religion Brain & Behavior
ISSN 2153-599X · Taylor & FrancisRELIGION
IF 4.7CAS Zone 2 · PhilosophyReview: median 177 days to acceptanceAPC charged, amount not publishedHybrid OA46 articles/yrAHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Public Health Ethics
ISSN 1754-9973 · Oxford University Press · ENGLANDPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-MEDICAL ETHICS
IF 4.23CAS Zone 4 · PhilosophyReview: over 12 weeksAPC about USD 3,499Hybrid OA27 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Journal of Medical Ethics
ISSN 0306-6800 · BMJ Publishing Group · ENGLANDMedical Ethics
IF 4.22CAS Zone 2 · PhilosophyReview: median 77 days to acceptanceHybrid OA231 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Business Ethics Quarterly
ISSN 1052-150X · Cambridge University PressMultiple
IF 4.12CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy · TopAPC about USD 3,550Hybrid OA42 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society
ISSN 2365-3140 · Brill · NetherlandsRELIGION
IF 4CAS Zone 4 · PhilosophyReview: about 24 weeksNo APCDiamond OA30 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Review of Religion and Chinese Society
ISSN 2214-3947 · BrillMultiple
IF 4CAS Zone 2 · PhilosophyHybrid OA7 articles/yrESCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Accountability in Research-Ethics Integrity and Policy
ISSN 0898-9621 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATESMEDICAL ETHICS
IF 3.88CAS Zone 2 · PhilosophyReview: median 116 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,500Hybrid OA63 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →BMC Medical Ethics
ISSN 1472-6939 · BioMed Central · ENGLANDMEDICAL ETHICS
IF 3.8CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy · TopReview: median 147 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 2,390Gold OA197 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Nursing Ethics
ISSN 0969-7330 · SAGE Publications Ltd · ENGLANDNursing
IF 3.75CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy · TopReview: about 104 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,900Hybrid OA152 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Neuroethics
ISSN 1874-5490 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDSMEDICAL ETHICS
IF 3.71CAS Zone 3 · PhilosophyReview: median 191 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,090Hybrid OA60 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Medicine Health Care and Philosophy
ISSN 1386-7423 · Springer NatureMultiple
IF 3.61CAS Zone 2 · PhilosophyReview: median 153 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,290Hybrid OA73 articles/yrSSCI · AHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Philosophical Papers
ISSN 0556-8641 · Taylor & FrancisPHILOSOPHY
IF 3.6CAS Zone 3 · PhilosophyReview: about 27 days (submission to first decision, publisher)APC charged, amount not publishedHybrid OA3 articles/yrAHCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Science and Engineering Ethics
ISSN 1353-3452 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDSEngineering, Multidisciplinary
IF 3.45CAS Zone 3 · PhilosophyReview: median 314 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,190Gold OA46 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Journal of Law and the Biosciences
ISSN 2053-9711 · Oxford University Press · United KingdomMedicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
IF 3.32CAS Zone 2 · PhilosophyReview: median 197 days to acceptanceNo APCDiamond OA31 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Journal of Responsible Innovation
ISSN 2329-9460 · Taylor & Francis Group · United KingdomMultiple
IF 3.12CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy · TopReview: median 370 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 2,195Gold OA49 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Philosophy journals: frequently asked questions
How many A&HCI journals are there in Philosophy?
As of October 2026, JournalCompass lists 832 journals in the Philosophy major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition): 45 in Zone 1, 105 in Zone 2, 205 in Zone 3 and 452 in Zone 4, 58 of them Top journals. By database: SCIE 67, SSCI 102, A&HCI 356 and ESCI 380 (a journal can be indexed in more than one).
Which Philosophy journals are in CAS Zone 1?
By impact factor, the Zone 1 journals in Philosophy include AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOETHICS (impact factor 17.47), Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History (impact factor 7.88), Journal of Business Ethics (impact factor 5.98), Business Ethics Quarterly (impact factor 4.12), BMC Medical Ethics (impact factor 3.8), 45 in all; see the full list of Zone 1 Philosophy journals.
Which Philosophy journals have fast peer review?
Across the 382 Philosophy journals with review-time data, the median review time is about 17 weeks. Among Zone 1–2 journals, fast ones include Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences (about 3 weeks, publisher figure), Journal of the American Philosophical Association (about 3.1 weeks, publisher figure), Ethics and Information Technology (about 3.7 weeks, publisher figure), Journal of the Philosophy of Sport (about 5.1 weeks, publisher figure), Politics and Religion (about 8 weeks, community reports). Review times come first from article statistics (the median from submission to acceptance over the last 24 months), then from publisher figures and community reports; a single manuscript can take much longer or shorter.
Which Philosophy journals charge no APC?
184 journals in Philosophy charge authors no article processing charge (APC); those with the highest impact factors include Ethics and Bioethics (in Central Europe) (impact factor 7), Ethics & Bioethics (impact factor 7), Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society (impact factor 4), Journal of Law and the Biosciences (impact factor 3.32), Perichoresis (impact factor 1); see the list of Philosophy journals with no APC. Subscription journals usually charge no APC but may charge for colour figures or extra pages; check the journal's website before submitting.
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