About the Journal

Focus and Scope

This journal focuses on Philosophy, publishing accessible, popular articles by a variety of authors (ranging from teachers and intellectuals to university students and high school students). It includes diverse sections:
(a) the announced monographic theme,
(b) articles on general topics,
(c) documentation and translations,
(d) pedagogical resources or teaching experiences,
(e) the “Student Balcony” (for younger readers),
(f) book reviews (covering both recent publications and major classic works in the history of philosophy),
(g) a Current Affairs Back Cover, etc.

It is a registered, certifiable publication aimed at students, teachers, and anyone interested in Philosophy.

Peer Review Process

All submitted articles undergo a review process by at least two experts in the relevant field. Authors are informed of the results.

Review Criteria

Basic criteria include article length, grammatical and spelling accuracy, relevance to the journal’s scope, level of knowledge, and formal structure.
Evaluation also considers:

  • Interest of the article

  • Contribution to knowledge in the relevant field

  • Novelty

  • Correctly established relationships and logical argumentation

  • Critical judgment

  • Bibliographic references

  • Writing quality

Recommendations for improvement will be provided when appropriate.

Guarantee of Blind Review

As indicated in the Author Guidelines, authors must submit the article without personal information. Names, emails, academic affiliations, postal addresses, and brief curricula must be provided in a separate file.

Stages of the Article Evaluation Process

  1. Submission of the original manuscript (access)

  2. Evaluation of the anonymized manuscript by at least two external reviewers with expertise in the corresponding thematic area

  3. Communication of review results to the journal’s editorial team

    • Reviewers send their evaluation and proposed recommendation to the editorial team

  4. Communication of results to authors

Acceptance: an article is approved if the results of two or more reviews are positive.
Rejection: an article is refused if the results of two or more reviews are negative.
Acceptance with revisions: approval is conditional upon the author implementing substantial content modifications.

In cases of discrepancy, a second review round is conducted with one or more additional reviewers until a majority agreement is reached.

Economic Criteria

“Filosofia, ara!” does not charge any submission, processing, or publication fees (APCs).

Open Access Policy

The journal provides immediate free access to all content based on the principle that broad public availability promotes wider knowledge exchange.
Content is distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND license, in compliance with the BOAI Open Access Definition.

Copyright Notice

This copyright notice appears on the About the Journal page and in the metadata of all published items.

  • Articles are distributed under CC BY-NC-ND, but authors retain copyright and may share their works electronically (e.g., in institutional repositories).

  • Full journal publication on other digital platforms or printed media is not allowed without written permission from the editors.

  • Authors are encouraged to share their articles on personal websites or institutional catalogs, provided that proper bibliographic references are included that acknowledge and link to the journal.

Journal History

The journal started in the last quarter of 2015 (vol. 1).

  • Quarterly publication until vol. 4 (2018)

  • Biannual from vol. 4, then annual during the Covid-19 pandemic
    References are included in the Biblioteca de Catalunya, Dialnet, and Wikipedia (updatable).