About this journal
Aims and scope
The JBSP publishes original scholarship in or related to the following areas of philosophy: Phenomenology and the phenomenological tradition of philosophy (including history of phenomenology, phenomenological practice, and disciplines related to phenomenology, e.g. 4-E approaches to cognition); Contemporary "continental" philosophy (including French epistemology, post-structuralism, critical theory); Contemporary philosophy (including New Materliasm(s), New Realism, social and political philosophy). Papers from researchers in the humanities and the human sciences interested in the philosophy of their subject will be welcome too.
In each annual volume we aim to publish one Special Issue covering themes of contemporary significance. Proposals for such issues should be submitted to the editor, around two years before planned publication. The person proposing the Special Issue will usually serve as Guest Editor for that issue.
Peer review statement
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor,
and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by two
independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 42K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.1 (2023) Impact Factor
- 0.8 (2023) 5 year IF
- 1.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.054 (2023) SNIP
- 0.368 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 78 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 92 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 11 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 31% 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.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
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.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief: Dr Darian Meacham - Maastricht University
Dr Keith Crome - Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Filip Mattens - KU Leuven
Dr Jessie Stanier - UWE, Bristol
Book reviews editor: Dr Andrea Rehberg - Newcastle University
Dr Arun Iyer - Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Dr Niall Keane - University of Padua
Dr Elisa Magrì - Boston College
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD:
Prof. Robert Bernasconi - Pennsylvania State University
Prof. Rudolf Bernet - University of Leuven - Emeritus
Dr Vincent Blok - Wageningen University
Prof. Havi Carel - University of Bristol
Prof. Simon Critchley - New School
Prof. Françoise Dastur - University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
Prof. Nicholas Davey - University of Dundee
Prof. Günther Figal - University of Freiburg
Prof. William Hamrick - Southern Illinois - Emeritus
Prof. Julia Jansen - University of Leuven
Dr William Large - University of Gloucestershire
Dr Zhe Lie - Peking University
Prof. Sophie Loidolt - TU Darmstadt
Prof. Dermot Moran - Boston College
Prof. David Morris - Concordia University
Prof. John Sallis - Boston College
Prof. Tanja Staehler - University of Sussex
Dr Michela Summa - Julius-Maximilians-Universität
Dr Emiliano Trizio - University of Ca' Foscari Venice
Prof. Ben Vedder - Nijmegen
Prof. David Wood - Vanderbilt
HONORARY EDITOR: Dr Ullrich Haase - Manchester Metropolitan UniversityFOUNDING EDITOR: Dr Wolfe Mays
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PHENOMENOLOGY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
Dr Matt Barnard - Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Hannah Berry - Independent
Prof. Anne Boddington - Kingston University
Ross Clark - Imperial College London
Rachel Coventry - NUI Galway
Dr Keith Crome - Manchester Metropolitan University
Vanessa Crome - Independent
Dr David Deamer - Independent
Dr Adonis Frangeskou - University of the West of England / Alexander College
Dr Ullrich Haase - Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Lars Iyer - Newcastle University
Dr William Large - University of Gloucestershire
Dr Darian Meacham - Maastricht University
Dr Edmund O'Toole - NUI Galway
Dr Andrea Rehberg - Newcastle University
Prof. Tanja Staehler - University of Sussex
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Abstracting and indexing
Open access
Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology 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.
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- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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Society information
The British Society of Phenomenology webpages can be found at: www.britishphenomenology.org.uk
Meetings of the Society are held at various centres throughout the country during the year. Further details can be obtained from the Secretary, Dr. Lars Iyer ( [email protected])
Requests for membership should be addressed to the Membership Secretary: Matthew Barnard, Dept. of History, Politics & Philosophy, Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University, M15 6LL ( [email protected])
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