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Metaphysica

International Journal for Ontology and Metaphysics
  • Edited by: Rafael Hüntelmann , Uwe Meixner and Erwin Tegtmeier
  • Managing Editor: Georg Koridze
  • Editorial Board: Brian Davies , Edward Feser , Herbert Hochberg , Ludger Jansen , Ingvar Johansson , Christian Kanzian , Gyula Klima , Robert C Koons , Wolfgang Künne , Winfried Löffler , Kevin Mulligan , Frederic Nef , Nathan Oaklander , David Oderberg , Francesco Orilia , Alvin Plantinga , Matjaz Potrc , Christof Rapp , Maria Elisabeth Reicher-Marek , Thomas Sattig , Richard Schantz , Oliver Scholz , Johanna Seibt , Peter Simons , Barry Smith , Niko Strobach , Käthe Trettin and Daniel Wachter
Language: English
First published: April 30, 2014
Publication Frequency: 2 issues per year

About this journal

The journal Metaphysica is published semi-annually. The editors aim to create an international forum of ontology and metaphysics for readers all over the world. In the Anglo-Saxon countries (in particular the USA and Australia) the volume of research publications in ontology and metaphysics significantly increased during the last two decades. European philosophers, on the other hand, initially seemed reticent to address ontological and metaphysical topics, undoubtedly due to deeply rooted Kantian ideas about the "end of metaphysics." Since the nineties, however, sentiments have changed in favour of a new "ontological turn" within Central European philosophy. In Austria, Switzerland, and Germany an increasing number of philosophical publications present systematic treatments of ontologi cal and metaphysical issues. At the same time there is a new strong interest in reviewing historical contributions to ontology and metaphysics, from Parmenides to Plato, Aristotle, Occam, Leibniz and further to Brentano, Husserl, and Nicolai Hartmann. Since there is no other European journal devoted to the discussion of ontological and metaphysical issues in particular, the editors found it necessary to fill this gap by founding the journal Metaphysica.

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Journal Impact Factor 0.2 2024, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2025)
5-year Journal Impact Factor 0.2 2024, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2025)
Journal Citation Indicator 0.34 2024, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2025)
CiteScore 0.5 2024, Scopus (Elsevier B.V., 2025)
SCImago Journal Rank 0.186 2024, SJR (Scimago Lab, 2025; Data Source: Scopus)
Source Normalized Impact per Paper 0.408 2024, CWTS Journal Indicators (CWTS B.V., 2025; Data Source: Scopus)
European Reference Index for the Humanities 0

Guidelines for submitting articles
Articles should be written on a computer (compatible with Word 2000 or lower, line spacing 1.5; type-size 12 pt) and submitted via the online submission system ScholarOne https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mp.

The deadline for submitting articles is (for No. 1) January 1st, and (for No. 2) July 1st.

The text should be no longer than 25 pages, including an abstract and keywords. The languages of publication is English.

For more information and a detailed stylesheet, please see the link Instructions for Authors.

For previously published articles, the authors must ensure that no copyright is infringed.
All articles submitted will be refereed on an anonymous basis. We cannot accept any liability for unsolicited manuscripts. They will not be sent back unless the author makes an explicit request and provides return postage.

Books for review should be sent to the editorial office: redaktion@metaphysica.de
Please send reviews to the Review Editor via https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mp.

Managing Editor
Dr. Rafael Hüntelmann
Phone: +49 2247 96 99-320
Fax: +49 2247-96 99-321

Review Editor
Dr. Käthe Trettin

Editors

Rafael Hüntelmann
Theodor-Körner-Straße 7
53819 Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Germany
Tel. +(49)2247 96 99-320
Fax +(49)2247-96 99-321
Email: huentelmann@metaphysica.de

Uwe Meixner
Universität Augsburg
Institut für Philosophie
Universitätsstr. 10
D-86135 Augsburg
Germany
Email: meixner@metaphysica.de

Erwin Tegtmeier
Philosophisches Seminar der Universität Mannheim
68131 Mannheim
Germany
Email: tegtmeier@metaphysica.de

Editorial Board
Brian Davies, Fordham University, New York, U.S.A.
Herbert Hochberg, University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.
Ludger Jansen, University of Rostock, Germany
Ingvar Johansson, Umea University, Sweden
Christian Kanzian, Universität Innsbruck, Austria
Gyula Klima, Fordham University, New York, U.S.A.
Robert C Koons, University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.
Wolfgang Künne, University of Hamburg, Germany
Winfried Löffler, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Kevin Mulligan, University of Genève, Switzerland
Frederic Nef, Institut Jean Nicod, Paris, France
Nathan Oaklander, University of Michigan at Flint, U.S.A.
David Oderberg, Reading University, UK
Francesco Orilia, University of Macerata, Italy
Alvin Plantinga, Notre Dame University, U.S.A.
Matjaz Potrc, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Christof Rapp, University of Munich, Germany
Maria Elisabeth Reicher-Marek, Technical University of Aachen, Germany
Thomas Sattig, University of Tübingen, Germany
Richard Schantz, University of Siegen, Germany
Oliver Scholz, University of Münster, Germany
Johanna Seibt, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Peter Simons, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Barry Smith, University of Buffalo, U.S.A.
Käthe Trettin, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Daniel von Wachter, International Academy of Philosophy, Liechtenstein

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Journal information
Additional information
eISSN:
1874-6373
ISSN:
1437-2053
Language:
English
Publisher:
De Gruyter
Additional information
First published:
April 30, 2014
Publication Frequency:
2 issues per year
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