Filosofia Theoretica

Aims & Scope

Filosofia Theoretica is a publication of Calabar School of Philosophy (CSP), University of Calabar.

From 2018, the journal will begin to publish a third issue which will be a bi-lingual edition in both French and English languages.

Filosofia Theoretica provides outlet for well researched and original papers in the following areas of African studies: philosophy, culture, religions, history and arts.

It also publishes book reviews.

Its publication cycle is January-June and July-December issues.

The journal is abstracted/indexed on SCOPUS, EBSCO Humanities Source, ProQuest, Google Scholar, Ajol, EBSCO Database, Philosopher's index, etc.

Filosofia Theoretica is also accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DoHET), South Africa.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11808

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	58

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.488

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	14

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Towards an African critical philosophy of race: Ubuntu as a philo-praxis of liberation

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Ndumiso

• Critical comments on Afro-communitarianism: the community versus individual

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Motsamai

• Why African Philosophers should build systems: An exercise in conversational thinking

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Ojah Uti

• Person and community—a retrospective statement

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Ifeanyi

• Mesembe Edet’s conversation with Innocent Onyewuenyi: an exposition of the significance of the method and canons of conversational philosophy

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Clement Victor

• Are we finished with the ethnophilosophy debate? A multi-perspective conversation

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Elvis, Bernard, Lucky Uchenna, Ada, Aribiah David, Fainos, Edwin

• Why the Problem of Evil Might not be a Problem after all in African Philosophy of Religion

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Amara Esther

• The politics of limited communitarianism

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Bernard

• African metaphysics and religious ethics

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Motsamai

• Radical versus moderate communitarianism: Gyekye’s and Matolino’s misinterpretations of Menkiti

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Polycarp

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