About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Metafísica y Persona is an international academic journal, co-edited by the Universidad de Málaga (UMA, Spain) and the Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP, Mexico), whose main driver is the reality of the person. The journal pays special attention to philosophical anthropology and, in particular, to the metaphysics of the person, for said disciplines provide meaning and serve as a foundation for the rest of knowledge about human beings. Nevertheless, the journal is open to different points of view, including those of theology, sociology, psychology, medicine, etc.

Essential identification

Title: Metaphysics and Person

Subtitle: Philosophy, knowledge and life

Topic: Philosophical journal

Frequency: Biannual (Jannuary and July)

Scope: International

ISSN online: 1989-4996

Printed ISSN: 2007-9699

Journal Management: Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP, Mexico) and the Universidad de Málaga (UMA, Spain) 

Peer Review Process

The selection of articles, critical notes and reviews is regimented by the next system of evaluation.

1. Refereeing. All the works will be evaluated by two reviewers, namely, two top-level academics and specialists in the subject on which the article or note is about. The reviewers will be chosen by the members of the Board of Directors and the Editorial Board.

The refereeing is a double-blind procedure. Articles require two favorable reviews in order to get published.  If one of the reviewers opinions is favourable and the other is unfavourable, a third opinion must be requested. In the case of notes and reviews, a single favourable opinion will make their publication possible, and a single unfavourable opinion will prevent it.

Regardless of the reviews, the reviewers’ opinions and remarks or suggestions will be communicated to the authors through the OJS Website of the journal or, if necessary, by email.

— In case a contribution is considered as publishable, but the review includes suggestions, the authors will be free to take them into account and incorporate them into the work, always within due time.
— In case the publication of a contribution is conditioned on certain improvements, the final acceptance will depend on the actual adequacy between the incorporated changes and the opinion of the reviewers.
— When a contribution is not accepted for publication, authors will have full freedom to assume the corrections and incorporate them into the manuscript in order to resubmit it for publication in a later number of Metafísica y Persona, which in due course should be submitted, like any other contribution, for a new process of review.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its contents based on the principle that offering to the public free access to research contributes to a greater exchange of knowledge.

Metafísica y Persona adheres to the Open Access Journal policy and is part of the network of journals participating in it through the Public Knowledge Project, a non-profit initiative of the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia.

All its content is available free of charge, with no costs for the user or the institution. Users are free to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without requesting prior permission from the publisher or the author, provided that intellectual property is respected, and proper citation and referencing are maintained.

Authors charges

Authors are not asked to pay Article Processing Charges (APCs) for this journal in any case