European Journal of Philosophy: Scope & Metrics

European Journal of Philosophy

The European Journal of Philosophy (EJP) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell (ISSN 0966-8373, EISSN 1468-0378). Founded in 1993, the journal provides a general platform across the major traditions of European and Anglo-American philosophy, publishing original articles that connect analytic and continental methodologies as well as historical and contemporary philosophical inquiries.

ByCASRAI Editorial Board

· Last updated 7 Nov 2026

Aims and Editorial Scope

Established in 1993, the European Journal of Philosophy was founded to overcome the historical divide between Anglo-American analytic philosophy and continental European philosophical traditions. Rather than serving as a narrow subdisciplinary organ, it publishes high-quality scholarship across the history of philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and political theory.

Articles published in the journal adhere to strict standards of peer review and ethical scholarship, reflecting the core principles of research ethics in scholarly communication. Submissions undergo rigorous double-anonymous refereeing to evaluate intellectual rigor, textual accuracy, and philosophical clarity.

Publishing Model and Metadata Infrastructure

The European Journal of Philosophy is published under a hybrid subscription model. Authors may publish via traditional subscription workflows without author charges, or elect to make their work freely available through Wiley OnlineOpen upon payment of an article processing charge ($3,240 USD as cataloged in bibliometric registries):

Persistent Identifiers: Each published article receives a registered Crossref DOI, with over 1,960 total DOIs deposited by Wiley.
Integrity and Provenance: The journal participates in Crossref Similarity Check (over 96% coverage) and maintains Crossmark update policies to ensure publication version tracking.
Author Attribution: More than 85% of recent article deposits include authenticated ORCID identifiers, ensuring seamless integration with institutional research management systems.

Publishing Comparison: European Journal of Philosophy vs. Diamond OA Alternatives

The following table outlines how the European Journal of Philosophy compares to non-commercial open-access publishing models:

Dimension	European Journal of Philosophy	Diamond Open-Access Philosophy Journals
Publishing Model	Commercial Hybrid (Subscription + OnlineOpen)	Diamond Open Access (No reader fees, no author fees)
Article Processing Charge (APC)	Optional OA: $3,240 USD (€2,660 EUR / £2,160 GBP)	$0 (Funded by university libraries or consortia)
Publisher / Host	Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)	University presses or independent scholarly libraries
Peer Review Model	Double-anonymous peer review	Double-anonymous or triple-anonymous peer review
Historical Inception	1993	Primarily post-2010 digital-native platforms
Licensing Options	Publisher copyright transfer or Creative Commons for OA	Creative Commons (CC BY or CC BY-NC-ND) retained by author

Bibliometric Indicators and Responsible Assessment

Bibliometric performance indicators for the European Journal of Philosophy from verified open bibliographic registries (verified 2026-11-07) demonstrate sustained scholarly engagement:

OpenAlex 2-Year Mean Citedness: 1.03 citations per article across the two preceding publication years.
Citation Impact: An institutional h-index of 74 and an i10-index of 531, with over 27,800 citations accumulated across 1,990+ cataloged works.
Proprietary JCR Metrics: While Clarivate compiles a Journal Impact Factor for the journal in its Journal Citation Reports, access is gated behind institutional subscriptions. In accordance with CASRAI sourcing integrity guidelines, commercial proprietary numbers are not estimated or republished without live open verification.

Under the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and CoARA commitments, evaluators should assess philosophical publications on the merit of their arguments, textual rigor, and intellectual contributions, rather than utilizing journal-level impact factors as an evaluative shortcut.

Sources

Crossref API, Journal Metadata for European Journal of Philosophy (ISSN 0966-8373 / 1468-0378): https://api.crossref.org/journals/0966-8373 (accessed 2026-11-07).
OpenAlex API, Source Record for European Journal of Philosophy (Source ID S116246830): https://api.openalex.org/sources/issn:1468-0378 (accessed 2026-11-07).

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