Journal rankings · indicator year 2014
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Subfield ranking · 2014
Philosophy journal rankings 2014
79 ranked journals · Subfield in Arts and Humanities
Philosophy has 79 ranked journals in 2014. The median journal has an OJR of 0.73, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.03 on 2013; Q1 starts at OJR 1.24. The top three are Ethics, The Journal of Philosophy, and Journal of Military Ethics.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2014. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2011–2013, the window the 2014 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Arts and Humanities (13)
79 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2013. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2011–2013, the window the 2014 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2011–2013 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2005 to 2014. | Compare |
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1EthicsUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 4.12Q1 | 1.19 1.38 down from 2013 | 91 | 14% | — | ||
2The Journal of PhilosophyPhilosophy Documentation Center · United States | 3.23Q1 | 1.84 0.71 up from 2013 | 118 | 13% | — | ||
3Journal of Military EthicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.85Q1 | 0.77 0.30 up from 2013 | 82 | 9% | — | ||
4The Philosophical ReviewDuke University Press · United States | 2.59Q1 | 1.68 0.10 down from 2013 | 103 | 4% | — | ||
5Lingvisticae InvestigationesJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 2.49Q1 | 1.32 1.13 up from 2013 | 48 | 25% | — | ||
6Midwest Studies in PhilosophyWiley · United States | 2.40Q1 | 0.36 0.19 up from 2013 | 42 | 11% | $2,500 | ||
7Argumentation and AdvocacyTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.18Q1 | 1.17 0.44 up from 2013 | 67 | 0% | — | ||
8Journal of Phenomenological PsychologyBrill · Netherlands | 2.17Q1 | 3.72 1.50 up from 2013 | 33 | 6% | — | ||
9Journal of Media and ReligionTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.74Q1 | 0.47 0.06 down from 2013 | 48 | 5% | — | ||
10Aristotelian Society Supplementary VolumeOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.71Q1 | 1.28 0.36 up from 2013 | 37 | 8% | $3,947 | ||
11Rhetoric Society QuarterlyTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.68Q1 | 0.45 0.03 down from 2013 | 113 | 2% | — | ||
12NoûsWiley · United States | 1.59Q1 | 1.30 0.31 down from 2013 | 153 | 15% | $2,900 | ||
13SyntheseSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.57Q1 | 1.04 0.09 up from 2013 | 527 | 30% | $3,190 | ||
14Rhetoric and Public AffairsMichigan State University · United States | 1.55Q1 | 0.24 0.24 down from 2013 | 278 | 0% | — | ||
15The Philosophical QuarterlyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.44Q1 | 1.02 0.59 up from 2013 | 190 | 15% | $4,204 | ||
16MetaphilosophyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.41Q1 | 0.88 0.13 up from 2013 | 139 | 22% | $2,760 | ||
17Philosophy and Phenomenological ResearchWiley · United Kingdom | 1.33Q1 | 1.06no change | 273 | 28% | $2,900 | ||
18Informal LogicOAUniversity of Windsor · Canada | 1.32Q1 | 1.02 0.18 up from 2013 | 68 | 100% | — | ||
19Theological LibrarianshipOAAtla · United States | 1.30Q1 | 0.32 0.02 up from 2013 | 127 | 100% | — | ||
20The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy A Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy of MedicineOxford University Press | 1.24Q1 | 1.65 0.28 up from 2013 | 128 | 14% | $3,973 | ||
21EpistemeCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.21Q2 | 0.49 0.38 down from 2013 | 102 | 53% | $3,550 | ||
22DiscoursOAPresses universitaires de Caen · France | 1.11Q2 | 0.90 0.50 up from 2013 | 35 | 100% | — | ||
23Pacific philosophical quarterlyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.10Q2 | 1.35 0.19 up from 2013 | 87 | 20% | $2,760 | ||
24CorpusFrance | 1.06Q2 | 0.17 0.03 down from 2013 | 42 | 100% | — | ||
25Philosophy CompassWiley · United Kingdom | 1.06Q2 | 0.83 0.08 up from 2013 | 258 | 20% | $2,900 | ||
26Philosophical IssuesWiley · United States | 0.97Q2 | 0.67 0.41 down from 2013 | 66 | 39% | $2,900 | ||
27dialecticaOAWiley · United Kingdom | 0.95Q2 | 0.54 0.05 down from 2013 | 110 | 20% | $2,500 | ||
28Analytic PhilosophyWiley · United States | 0.94Q2 | 0.97 0.67 up from 2013 | 83 | 7% | $2,900 | ||
29ErkenntnisSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.91Q2 | 0.71 0.11 up from 2013 | 303 | 40% | $2,290 | ||
30Approaching ReligionOADonner Institute · Finland | 0.90Q2 | 0.48 0.09 up from 2013 | 50 | 100% | — | ||
31The MonistOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.88Q2 | 0.62 0.41 down from 2013 | 107 | 18% | $4,036 | ||
32TopoiSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.88Q2 | 0.73 0.39 up from 2013 | 146 | 17% | $3,290 | ||
33InquiryTaylor & Francis · Norway | 0.88Q2 | 0.63 0.06 down from 2013 | 117 | 38% | — | ||
34MindOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.80Q2 | 0.53 0.01 up from 2013 | 306 | 8% | $4,002 | ||
35Mens Sana monographsMedknow · India | 0.78Q2 | 2.43 0.96 up from 2013 | 50 | 100% | — | ||
36Res PhilosophicaUnited States | 0.76Q2 | 0.29no 2013 value | 38 | 18% | — | — | |
37Philosophical StudiesSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.75Q2 | 0.86no change | 551 | 30% | $3,190 | ||
38The British Journal of AestheticsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.75Q2 | 0.56 0.26 up from 2013 | 172 | 9% | $3,789 | ||
39Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society (Hardback)Oxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.74Q2 | 0.77 0.25 down from 2013 | 64 | 32% | $3,947 | ||
40Rhetoric ReviewRoutledge · United Kingdom | 0.73Q2 | 0.21 0.02 up from 2013 | 108 | 3% | — | ||
41European Journal of PhilosophyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.72Q3 | 0.53 0.02 up from 2013 | 144 | 24% | $3,240 | ||
42Journal of Religion Media and Digital CultureBrill · United States | 0.70Q3 | 0.24 0.14 up from 2013 | 37 | 100% | — | ||
43Australasian Journal of PhilosophyRoutledge · United Kingdom | 0.68Q3 | 0.54 0.35 down from 2013 | 243 | 21% | — | ||
44The Southern Journal of PhilosophyWiley · United States | 0.68Q3 | 0.48 0.66 down from 2013 | 146 | 10% | $2,900 | ||
45Philosophy and RhetoricPenn State University Press · United States | 0.67Q3 | 0.34 0.17 down from 2013 | 108 | 0% | — | ||
46Philosophical ExplorationsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.65Q3 | 1.35 0.48 up from 2013 | 80 | 39% | — | ||
47Sur le journalisme About journalism Sobre jornalismoOAUniversité libre de Bruxelles · Belgium | 0.63Q3 | 0.23 0.13 up from 2013 | 31 | 100% | — | ||
48AnalysisOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.61Q3 | 0.45 0.20 down from 2013 | 399 | 16% | $3,798 | ||
49PoroiOAUniversity of Iowa · United States | 0.58Q3 | 0.71 0.41 up from 2013 | 65 | 90% | — | ||
50Faith and PhilosophyOASociety of Christian Philosophers · United States | 0.55Q3 | 0.14 0.66 down from 2013 | 145 | 91% | — |
Subfields of Arts and Humanities, with Philosophy highlighted.
- Language and Linguistics123
- Philosophy79
- Archeology55
- Literature and Literary Theory50
- History and Philosophy of Science27
- Music25
- Conservation20
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts18
- Museology17
- History8
- Classics0
- General Arts and Humanities0
- Religious studies0
Journals
Citations made in 2014. Corpus-wide, 77.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
14 additional Philosophy journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2011–2013, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2014. Publication window: 2011–2013. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 79
- Window papers (baseline)
- 64,880 +9.1% from indicator year 2011
- Median OJR
- 0.73 +12.5% from indicator year 2011
- Rising journals (2025)
- 3
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2011–2013 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 49 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 98 | 95 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 26,841 | 75,988 | 77,878 | 80,868 | 35,710 | 40,424 | 42,746 | 46,443 | 48,386 | 52,319 | 55,080 | 59,462 | 61,982 | 64,203 | 64,880 | 66,574 | 70,031 | 72,499 | 75,121 | 81,236 | 82,211 | 84,237 | 81,026 | 82,192 | 80,079 | 78,755 | |
| Median OJR | 0.48 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.690 | 0.6948 | 0.757 | 0.667 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.774 | 0.8078 | 0.65 | 0.79 | 0.764 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.671 | 0.6949 | 0.825 | 0.91 | 0.821 | 0.807 | 0.71 | 0.770 | 0.8084 | 0.66 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.