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SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0037-7686eISSN1461-7404

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.365

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.162

Total Works

2,843

Total Citations

17,492

2yr Mean Citedness

0.68

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines the intersection of religion with social, cultural, and political dynamics, particularly focusing on how individuals and communities navigate religious beliefs, practices, and identities in contemporary society. It explores the influence of digitalization, secularization, and social change on religious expression, as well as the experiences of minority religious groups and the negotiation of religious and other identities. The journal also investigates religious agency, intergroup relations, and the impact of societal structures on religious life.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, <1975- >

StatusActive

Total Publications2,843

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0037-7686 / 1461-7404

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Religious StudiesQ1

AnthropologyQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ReligionSociology

Scopus Categories

AnthropologySociology and Political ScienceReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion and Society InteractionsReligion, Society, and DevelopmentMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderReligious Tourism and SpacesReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology