The Philosophical Review
Last updated ISSN 0031-8108
The Philosophical Review is published by Duke University Press in arts and humanities. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Philosophical Review concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Classical Philosophy and Thought
- Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Philosophical Ethics and Theory
- Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
- Philosophy, Science, and History
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Theology and Philosophy of Evil
Key facts
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0031-8108, 1558-1470 |
| Subject area | Arts and Humanities |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 10,481 |
| Publishing since | 1892 |
| Journal website | dukeupress.edu/philreview/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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