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Church History

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0009-6407eISSN1755-2613
SJR Q3WOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.117
H-Indexi
58
Total Worksi
17,282
Total Citationsi
23,503
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.01
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Church History is a leading journal in the field of religious history, publishing original research on all aspects of the history of Christianity and its interactions with other religions and cultures. It covers a wide chronological and geographical range, from the ancient world to the present day, and engages with diverse methodological approaches. The journal is committed to fostering scholarly dialogue and debate within the field.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Frequency3x/year
StatusActive
Total Publications17,282
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0009-6407 / 1755-2613
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
222
44
2019
266
42
2020
280
80
2021
283
41
2022
292
38
2023
277
8
2024
194
4
2025
47
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cultural StudiesQ3
HistoryQ3
Religious StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

HistoryReligion

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsReligion and Society InteractionsMedieval Literature and HistoryHistorical and Religious Studies of Rome

Frequently asked questions about Church History

Is Church History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Church History: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Church History?

Church History is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.01.

Is Church History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Church History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Church History?

Church History is a leading journal in the field of religious history, publishing original research on all aspects of the history of Christianity and its interactions with other religions and cultures. It covers a wide chronological and geographical range, from the ancient world to the present day, and engages with diverse methodological approaches. The journal is committed to fostering scholarly dialogue and debate within the field.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref