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Journal of Ecclesiastical History

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0022-0469eISSN1469-7637

SJR Q4✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.1

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

16,007

Total Citationsi

16,287

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History; Religion; Religious Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency3x/year

StatusActive

Total Publications16,007

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-0469 / 1469-7637

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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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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

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

234

2019

319

2020

188

2021

294

2022

172

2023

150

2024

187

2025

139

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.

HistoryQ4

Religious StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

HistoryReligion

Scopus Categories

HistoryReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityMedieval Literature and HistoryHistorical and Religious Studies of RomeAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsTheology and Canon Law Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Ecclesiastical History

Is Journal of Ecclesiastical History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Ecclesiastical 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 Journal of Ecclesiastical History?

Journal of Ecclesiastical 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 0.02.

Is Journal of Ecclesiastical History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Ecclesiastical History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Ecclesiastical History?