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Question Good morning, As a foreign PhD student in Philosophy, I need some technical hints about how to choose an Anglo-American magazine to send an article in analytic philosophy. First, I’d like to know, is the Impact Factor system as important in philosophic, as in scientific research? If so, where can I find evaluations about journals? Apart from that, I can imagine there are thematic criteria to choose a magazine: of course, you won’t send a paper in logic to a magazine that only publishes papers in ethics. That’s obvious. But is there anything else I should consider? Thank you to anybody who will reply. Stefano - Italy

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September 25, 2008

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Here are some good analytic/Anglo-American journals, in no particular order. (And the fact that some journal isn't on the list doesn't mean it's not good; this is off the top of my head).

Mind
Journal of Philosophy
Analysis
Nous
Synthese
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Science
Philosophical Review
Philosophical Studies
Philosophical Quarterly
Utilitas
Philosophy and Public Affairs
Ethics

I know little or nothing about the Impact Factor system. But have a look at some of these journals and see what might fit your needs. Needless to say, some are quite difficult to get into. But they're a fair sample, I think, of journals that analytic philosophers tend to read.

A while back, I wrote a piece for our grad students about getting published that others working to publish a paper might find useful.