Aims & Scope

Aims

SIGn Journal of the History of Philosophy aims to provide a scholarly platform for academics, researchers, philosophers, historians, and professionals to examine the historical development of philosophical thought, the intellectual foundations of human civilization, and the relationships between philosophical ideas and their cultural, social, and historical contexts. The journal seeks to advance historical and philosophical scholarship at national, regional, and global levels.

The journal seeks to facilitate scholarly discussion on the development, transmission, interpretation, transformation, and contemporary significance of philosophical ideas while contributing to the expansion of Indonesian historical and philosophical discourse and its engagement with diverse intellectual traditions worldwide. It welcomes manuscripts employing philosophical, historical, textual, comparative, conceptual, and interdisciplinary methodologies, provided that they meet scholarly standards and demonstrate a substantive contribution to the history of philosophy or to historically grounded philosophical inquiry.

SIGn Journal of the History of Philosophy publishes scientific articles in English to broaden access to readers and contributors worldwide. Editorial consideration is primarily based on the reliability of the sources and evidence, the accuracy of historical and conceptual interpretation, the rigor and coherence of philosophical argumentation, the appropriateness of the methodology, the relevance of the issue examined, and the significance of the contribution presented by the authors.

Scope

SIGn Journal of the History of Philosophy publishes original scholarly works addressing the history and development of philosophical thought and its relationships with intellectual, cultural, and civilizational history. The journal’s scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

Historical Development of Philosophical Foundations

  • Epistemology and the History of Theories of Knowledge
  • Ontology and Metaphysics
  • Axiology and Theories of Value
  • Ethics and Moral Philosophy
  • Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art
  • Logic and the History of Logical Thought

Periods and Traditions in the History of Philosophy

  • Ancient Philosophy
  • Medieval Philosophy
  • Modern Philosophy
  • Twentieth-Century Philosophical Traditions
  • Islamic Philosophical Traditions
  • Asian and Non-Western Philosophical Traditions
  • Indonesian Philosophical Thought and Intellectual Traditions

Intellectual History and History of Ideas

  • History of Ideas
  • Intellectual Movements and Traditions
  • Philosophical Schools and Intellectual Networks
  • Reception and Transformation of Philosophical Ideas
  • Transmission, Translation, and Circulation of Knowledge
  • Philosophy and the History of Science

Culture, Civilization, and Philosophical Thought

  • Cultural History and Philosophical Interpretation
  • Human Civilization and Intellectual Development
  • Philosophy of Culture
  • Philosophy of History
  • Religion, Philosophy, and Intellectual History
  • Historical Conceptions of Humanity, Society, and Civilization

Ideology, Social Thought, and Political Philosophy in Historical Context

  • Ideology and the History of Ideological Thought
  • History of Social and Political Thought
  • Historical Development of Political Philosophy
  • Concepts of Power, Justice, Freedom, and Authority
  • Philosophical Foundations of Social and Political Movements

Comparative, Cross-Cultural, and Historiographical Studies

  • Comparative History of Philosophy
  • Cross-Cultural Philosophical Encounters
  • Intellectual Exchanges between Philosophical Traditions
  • Historiography of Philosophy
  • Methods and Sources in the History of Philosophy
  • Interpretation of Philosophical Texts, Manuscripts, and Intellectual Archives

The journal particularly welcomes research that connects philosophical concepts with their historical development, intellectual context, cultural environment, transmission, reception, and transformation across periods and traditions. Comparative and interdisciplinary studies are welcomed when philosophical thought or the history of ideas constitutes a substantive component of the research problem, sources, analysis, and scholarly contribution.

Manuscripts should demonstrate a clear relationship between the historical or philosophical problem, relevant primary or secondary sources, theoretical or conceptual framework, methodology, interpretation or argumentation, and the scholarly contribution claimed by the authors. Studies concerned primarily with contemporary philosophy without a meaningful historical dimension, or with general history without substantive engagement with philosophical or intellectual thought, fall outside the journal’s principal scope and may be declined during the initial editorial screening.