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 2025 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:

Philosophical Logic (OA), not yet indexed

Journal of Philosophical Logic, 1.254

Journal of Mathematical Logic, 0.799

Annals of Pure and Applied Logic, 0.737

Review of Symbolic Logic, 0.713

Studia Logica, 0.685

Journal of Symbolic Logic, 0.630

Indagationes Mathematicae, 0.599

Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic, 0.545

Journal of Logic, Language and Information, 0.482

Bulletin of Symbolic Logic, 0.468

Journal of Logic and Computation, 0.455

Archive for Mathematical Logic, 0.440

Bulletin of the Section of Logic (OA), 0.439

Fundamenta Mathematicae, 0.393

Logic and Logical Philosophy (OA), 0.389

Philosophia Mathematica, 0.379

Zeitschrift für Mathematische Logik und Grundlagen der Mathematik (ZML) (OA), not yet indexed

Mathematical Logic Quarterly, 0.366

Logica Universalis, 0.351

History and Philosophy of Logic, 0.301

IfCoLog Journal of Applied Logics (OA), 0.298

Logic Journal of the IGPL, 0.279

Journal of Applied Non-Classical Logics, 0.177

Philosophia Scientiae, 0.144

Logique et Analyse, 0.135

Journal for the Philosophy of Mathematics (OA), not yet indexed

The Australasian Journal of Logic (OA), not yet indexed

South American Journal of Logic (OA), not yet indexed

Annals of Mathematics and Philosophy, not yet indexed

Journal of Mathematical Philosophy (OA), not yet indexed

Logics (OA), not yet indexed

*Two of the newest entries to the list are Philosophical Logic and ZML. The former was founded as a diamond open-access journal by the editorial board of the Journal of Philosophical Logic in December 2025 following the example set by other journals, including ZML, which was founded by the editorial board of the Mathematical Logic Quarterly after resigning en masse in April 2025. This is why, unlike the other recent entries at the bottom of the list, these journals are placed alongside their former names despite not being indexed yet. I should note that, despite the mass resignation, both original venues, the Journal of Philosophical Logic and Mathematical Logic Quarterly, are still running independently under a new editorial board. 

It is also 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!