Best Journals for
Logic and its Philosophy

This page lists some of the top journals focusing on logic or the philosophy of logic and mathematics. The journals are ranked by their SJR indicator, a metric centered on the number of citations a journal receives and the prestige of the journals from which the citations originate. The list below, which is based on the 2023 metric, puts together some logic journals from mainly three subject areas (Mathematics, Arts and Humanities, and Computer Science) and from the main categories in them (Logic, Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science, Theoretical Computer Science, Software). I do not necessarily agree that the SJR indicator is conclusive in determining the superiority of one journal over another. The main purpose of this list is to give early graduate students a sense of the most significant specialist journals in the field. The number that follows a journal name is its SJR indicator:

Logics (OA), not yet indexed

It is worth noting that some of the outstanding research in logic and philosophy of logic and mathematics can also often be found in "general" philosophy journals such as Nous, Mind, Analysis, Erkenntnis, Synthese, Philosophical Quarterly, Theoria, and others. I recommend checking the ranking of best such philosophy journals on Leiter Reports and the list of best philosophy journals by Mark Colyvan for more information. For a more comprehensive list of all journals publishing in logic see this list compiled by Joao Marcos and maintained by me.

The Crowdsourced Guide for Authors

One efficient way to obtain general information about all these specialist and generalist journals is the following crowdsourced guide for authors. This document, created by Gabriele Contessa, contains useful information such as word limit, models of peer review (single-blind, double-blind, or triple-blind), links to author guidelines and submission pages, open access availability, and more. The Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics sheet was created by me a few years ago, but I have not maintained the data in a while. Please note that some information might be out of date.

The APA Journal Survey Project

One of the best resources for checking journal turnaround times is the APA Journal Survey Project. This is a great resource for checking the average wait time of a certain journal and its overall acceptance rate, the quality of the reviewer's comments, and overall experience with editors. But note that the total number of surveys for some journals is too low for it to reflect any accurate data (especially for logic journals). Please submit your own surveys to improve the data!

Best Journals for Logic and its Philosophy

Best Journals for
Logic and its Philosophy