The Top 20 "General" Philosophy Journals

The Top 20 "General" Philosophy Journals

So with over 540 votes cast, here are the results:

1. Philosophical Review (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices)

2. Nous loses to Philosophical Review by 308–153

3. Journal of Philosophy loses to Philosophical Review by 314–150, loses to Nous by 249–220

4. Mind loses to Philosophical Review by 330–125, loses to Journal of Philosophy by 256–200

5. Philosophy & Phenomenological Research loses to Philosophical Review by 337–132, loses to Mind by 246–213

6. Philosophical Studies loses to Philosophical Review by 383–75, loses to Philosophy & Phenomenological Research by 355–99

7. Australasian Journal of Philosophy loses to Philosophical Review by 388–69, loses to Philosophical Studies by 252–178

8. Analysis loses to Philosophical Review by 392–65, loses to Australasian Journal of Philosophy by 265–171

9. Philosophical Quarterly loses to Philosophical Review by 396–50, loses to Analysis by 222–214

10. Philosopher's Imprint loses to Philosophical Review by 403–45, loses to Philosophical Quarterly by 210–199

11. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society loses to Philosophical Review by 410–31, loses to Philosopher's Imprint by 276–132

12. American Philosophical Quarterly loses to Philosophical Review by 406–40, loses to Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society by 223–170

13. Canadian Journal of Philosophy loses to Philosophical Review by 410–57, loses to American Philosophical Quarterly by 213–191

14. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly loses to Philosophical Review by 419–23, loses to Canadian Journal of Philosophy by 213–190

15. European Journal of Philosophy loses to Philosophical Review by 386–62, loses to Pacific Philosophical Quarterly by 219–164

16. Synthese loses to Philosophical Review by 407–52, loses to European Journal of Philosophy by 203–202

17. Erkenntnis loses to Philosophical Review by 409–37, loses to Synthese by 229–165

18. Monist loses to Philosophical Review by 404–33, loses to Erkenntnis by 224–152

19. Philosophical Topics loses to Philosophical Review by 397–15, loses to Monist by 211–125

20. Ratio loses to Philosophical Review by 400–43, loses to Philosophical Topics by 162–161

The results from the last poll (about three years ago) are here.

The Cornell faculty can certainly take pride in the impressive consensus among philosophers about their successful stewardship of the journal. Nous displaced J.Phil. in the second spot, though given the vote tallies, it's more or less a tie--but clearly the reputation of Nous has grown over the last few years. The two youngest journals on the list are Philosopher's Imprint (founded roughly a decade ago), whose stature continues to rise, and European Journal of Philosophy, founded less than 20 years ago, also on the rise. Two journals not included in the last survey which had solid showings in the top 20 this time are Synthese and Erkenntnis. (I would have expected a bigger gap between Synthese and Eerkenntnis, but perhaps the troubles at the former last year have shifted perceptions.) I inadvertently omitted Philosophical Perspectives this time, an offshoot of Nous, so perhaps the omission is not that serious. 

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