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The Journal of Philosophy of the University of Costa Rica is the publication of the Costa Rican philosophical community and is produced under the auspices of the Department of Philosophy and the Institute of Philosophical Research of the University of Costa Rica. It was founded in 1957, making it one of the oldest periodicals devoted to philosophy in the Americas. Since its founding, it has published philosophical contributions from all philosophical traditions without interruption, and its pages have featured articles and studies by thinkers of the stature of Roderick Chisholm, George Santayana, Gerhard Funke, Ernest Lepore, Anna Teresa Tymieniecka, Dieter Wyss, Bob Hale, Peter Asquith, Herbert Csef, Bernhard Waldenfels, Rodolfo Mondolfo, and Angel Cappelletti, among many others. In addition, it has published previously unpublished translations of important documents such as Richard Wisser's interview with Heidegger and part of the correspondence between Dilthey and Husserl.
The philosophical breadth of the journal reflects a tradition of the Costa Rican philosophical community, which has historically cultivated a wide range of philosophical perspectives, including European, Anglo-Saxon, and Latin American.
In general terms, the journal publishes high-quality articles and book reviews from any area of philosophy that contribute to contemporary philosophical debates, and therefore targets the national and international philosophical community. Its language of publication is Spanish, although it also accepts articles in English and has published (by invitation) contributions in French and German. It publishes three issues annually (January-April, May-August, September-December) and accepts unpublished manuscripts throughout the year.
All manuscripts submitted for consideration will undergo a double-blind peer review process. The editorial team guarantees absolute confidentiality for both authors and reviewers throughout the review process.
The journal practices an editorial policy known as open access and, therefore, makes the specialized content published in the journal available to the general public free of charge. Starting with issue 150, the journal will follow the CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 CR license for the distribution of published material.
Due to its long life and uninterrupted consistency for more than six decades, the Journal of Philosophy of the University of Costa Rica is one of the most solid and stable periodicals on the American continent. Its breadth of subject matter and its commitment to philosophical thought in all its manifestations also make it one of the most important philosophical journals in the Spanish language. We therefore encourage those engaged in philosophical research and practitioners of philosophy in general to send us their strictly unpublished manuscripts so that they can join our publishing project and become part of one of the few journals of its kind with more than 100 issues behind it.
We would also like to inform you that we offer a range of services, including online shipping management and the complete, updated collection of our magazine from the first issue in downloadable PDF format, among others.