Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy

Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell that covers feminist philosophy. The editors-in-chief are Alison Wylie (University of Washington), Ann E. Cudd (University of Kansas), and Linda Martín-Alcoff (Hunter College).

Hypatia has its roots in the Society for Women in Philosophy. Its founding editor was Azizah al-Hibri, who started it in 1982 as "piggy back" issues of the Women's Studies International Forum before it became an independent journal in 1986. The journal is named after Hypatia of Alexandria, an ancient Greek philosopher, who taught in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, and astrology.

According to Thompson Reuters Journal Citation Reports, Hypatia has a 2011 impact factor of 0.247, ranking it 28th out of 38 journals in the category "Women's Studies".]

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