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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN0021-8294eISSN1468-5906

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

319

days submission → published

measured · last 14 articles · accept 307d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.068

H-Indexi

206

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.597

Total Worksi

5,155

Total Citationsi

262,721

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Religion; Sociology; Religious Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, 1970-<Sept. 1975>

StatusActive

Total Publications5,155

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0021-8294 / 1468-5906

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

636

2019

1.3k

2020

671

2021

381

2022

540

2023

144

2024

2025

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.

Religious StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ReligionSociology

Scopus Categories

Religious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion and Society InteractionsReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologyReligion, Society, and DevelopmentAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsReligious Tourism and Spaces

Frequently asked questions about Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Is Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 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 1.05.

Is Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion?