Plato Journal

Aims & Scope

The aim of this journal is to promote international dialogue on Plato across different languages and scholarly approaches.

The journal has been established by the International Plato Society, founded in 1989.

The Society also holds triennial symposia and occasional additional activities and supports regional Plato Societies.

It also sponsors the publication of scholarly books on Plato, in collaboration with Academia Verlag, Sankt Augustin.

It is open to all Plato scholars world-wide to read this journal, to make responses to the papers (which should be sent to the Editor and are subject to editorial moderation), and, in due course, to submit papers for inclusion in the journal.

The languages of the journal are those of the International Plato Society, namely English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Arts and Humanities, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Models in Plato's Sophist and Statesman

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Mary Louise

• Socrates on the Emotions

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Thomas C., Nicholas D.

• Hemlock poisoning and the death of Socrates: did Plato tell the truth?

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Enid

• Plato’s perspectivism

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Francisco J.

• Dialectical Methods and the Stoicheia Paradigm in Plato’s Trilogy and Philebus

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Colin C.

• Plato’s cosmological medicine in the discourse of Eryximachus in the Symposium. The responsibility of a harmonic techne

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Laura

• Unclarity and the Intermediates in Plato’s Discussions of Clarity in the Republic

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Nicholas

• Thumos and doxa as intermediates in the Republic

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Olivier

• Paradigm and diairesis: a response to M. L. Gill's 'Models in PLato's Sophist and Statesman'

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Dimitri El

• Le commerce de la vérité: économie et commerce dans les Lois de Platon

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Etienne