The Australasian Journal of Philosophy (AJP) is one of the world's leading philosophy journals. Founded in 1923, it has been continuously published ever since. It is recognized as one of the best in the analytic tradition, but is not narrow in what it regards as worthy of acceptance. Heavily cited in the general philosophical literature, it is covered by all the major abstracting and indexing services, including the Arts and Humanities Citation Index® which provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited references found in the world's leading arts and humanities journals. In addition to Articles and Discussion Notes, the journal publishes Book Reviews and Book Notes as well as occasional commissioned Critical Notices.
The journal is read world-wide and has recently published contributions from North and South American, European and Asian as well as Australasian authors.
Australasian Journal of Philosophy Archive
Institutional subscribers to Australasian Journal of Philosophy can enjoy electronic access to the journal's rich archive as Routledge has completed the digitisation of the entire run of the journal. Access to this archive is included with all institutional subscriptions and will continue to ensure that Australasian Journal of Philosophy remains indispensable to all those working in the field.
Australasian Journal of Philosophy Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award is an annual prize awarded by the AAP, in connection with Routledge. For more information on the award, click here.
Peer Review Policy: All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous double anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two expert referees.
The Australasian Journal of Philosophy (AJP) is one of the world's leading philosophy journals. Founded in 1923, it has been continuously published ever since. It is recognized as one of the best in the analytic tradition, but is not narrow in what it regards as worthy of acceptance. Heavily cited in the general philosophical literature, it is covered by all the major abstracting and indexing services, including the Arts and Humanities Citation Index® which provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited references found in the world's leading arts and humanities journals. In addition to Articles and Discussion Notes, the journal publishes Book Reviews and Book Notes as well as occasional commissioned Critical Notices.
The journal is read world-wide and has recently published contributions from North and South American, European and Asian as well as Australasian authors.
Australasian Journal of Philosophy Archive
Institutional subscribers to Australasian Journal of Philosophy can enjoy electronic access to the journal's rich archive as Routledge has completed the digitisation of the entire run of the journal. Access to this archive is included with all institutional subscriptions and will continue to ensure that Australasian Journal of Philosophy remains indispensable to all those working in the field.
Australasian Journal of Philosophy Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award is an annual prize awarded by the AAP, in connection with Routledge. For more information on the award, click here.
Peer Review Policy: All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous double anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two expert referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
145K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.0 (2023) Impact Factor
1.3 (2023) 5 year IF
2.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.680 (2023) SNIP
1.302 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
120 days avg. from submission to first
decision
166 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
26 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
15% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editorial Board: Peter Anstey – University of Sydney, Australia Helen Beebee – University of Leeds, United Kingdom John Bishop – University of Auckland, New Zealand David Braddon-Mitchell – University of Sydney, Australia Deborah Brown – University of Queensland, Australia John Burgess – Northwestern University, United States; University of Wollongong, Australia David Chalmers -Australian National University, Australia; New York University, USA Mark Colyvan – University of Sydney, Australia Garrett Cullity – Australian National University, Australia Greg Currie – University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Peter Forrest – University of New England, Australia Karen Green – University of Melbourne, Australia Alan Hájek – Australian National University, Australia Rosalind Hursthouse – University of Auckland, New Zealand Jeanette Kennett – Macquarie University, Australia Fred Kroon – University of Auckland, New Zealand William G. Lycan – University of North Carolina, United States Catriona Mackenzie – Macquarie University, Australia Peter Menzies –Macquarie University, Australia Daniel Nolan – University of Notre Dame, United States Graham Oddie – University of Colorado, United States Graham Oppy – Monash University, Australia Huw Price – University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; Universität Bonn, Germany Graham Priest – City University of New York, United States; University of Melbourne, Australia Jonathan Schaffer – Rutgers University, United States Laura Schroeter – University of Melbourne, Australia Michael Smith – Princeton University, United States Michael Strevens- New York University, United States Anik Waldow- University of Sydney, Australia Zach Weber - University of Otago, New Zealand Robert A. Wilson –University of Western Australia, Australia
Abstracting and indexing
The Australasian Journal of Philosophy is covered by the following abstracting and indexing services:
A P A I S: Australian Public Affairs Information Service; Periodicals Index Online; Current Abstracts; Historical Abstracts; SCOPUS; Humanities International Index; International; Philosophical Bibliography/Repertoire Bibliographique de la Philosophie; OCLC; Periodicals Index Online; Philosopher's Index; ProQuest Central; Thomson Reuters: Arts & Humanities Citation Index® and Thomson Reuters: Current Contents/Arts & Humanities®.
Open access
Australasian Journal of Philosophy is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
Routledge is delighted to be working with the Australasian Association of Philosophy. The AAP is the professional organisation of academic philosophers in Australia and New Zealand. The purpose of the Association is to promote the study of philosophy in Australasia, and to co-ordinate professional activities.
Routledge now publishes the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, as well as managing the Association’s membership.
How to become a member:
Australasian Association of Philosophy offers four different membership types, all of which include a subscription to Australasian Journal of Philosophy: Please click here for details.
Membership Benefits:
Discount on registration at the Annual Conference;
Voting rights at the AGM for Australasian (Ordinary) Members;
Online access to the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, including access to the digitised archive from Volume 1 (1923), and to the Australasian Philosophical Review (all Membership Levels), as well as hard copies of the AJP for the year of your subscription (excludes Undergraduate Membership);
Online access to Asian Philosophy, Inquiry and Philosophical Investigations
30% discount off all Routledge e-books and 30% discount off the Australian Recommended Retail Price of related Routledge books
50% discount on personal subscriptions to related journals published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
Australasian Journal of Philosophy Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award is an annual prize awarded by the AAP, in connection with Routledge. For more information on the award click here. To contribute a paper to the Journal and thus be eligible for the award, please refer to the submissions instructions of the Journal.
Print ISSN:
0004-8402
Online ISSN:
1471-6828
4 issues per year
Currently known as:
Australasian Journal of Philosophy
(1947 - current)
Formerly known as
Australasian Journal of Psychology and Philosophy
(1923 - 1946)
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