Founded in 1945 by Jesuit scholars Domingos Maurício, Cassiano Abranches, Severiano Tavares, and Diamantino Martins, the Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia (RPF) is one of the oldest continuously published academic journals in the Iberian Peninsula. It is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by Axioma – Publications of the Faculty of Philosophy, under the scientific and academic direction of Aletheia – Scientific and Cultural Association, a Jesuit institution based in Braga, Portugal.
Christian in inspiration, the journal is committed to the publication of original, high-quality philosophical research. It welcomes contributions from all areas of philosophy, and from all traditions of thought, accepting manuscripts written in the principal European languages: Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish. All submissions undergo rigorous double-blind peer review, ensuring academic excellence and editorial integrity.
The RPF serves as a platform for the promotion of philosophical dialogue at both national and international levels. Its content is widely disseminated through partnerships with leading indexing and distribution services, including JSTOR, Elsevier-SCOPUS, Dialnet, Crossref, ORCID, EBSCO, and the Modern Language Association, among others. Since 2019, its articles have been indexed in Elsevier-SCOPUS, further increasing its international visibility and impact.
Through its association with the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Catholic University of Portugal, and under the publishing guidance of Axioma, the RPF continues to uphold a legacy of scholarly excellence. In addition to the journal, Axioma maintains several other collections and academic series across philosophy, theology, education, classical studies, social sciences, and interdisciplinary research.
All issues and articles published by the Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia since its founding are available in print (while stocks last) and in digital format (PDF), providing a comprehensive archive of over seventy years of philosophical scholarship.