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Vigiliae Christianae

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands

ISSN0042-6032eISSN1570-0720

SJR Q2✓ 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 (2 more)+12

Total84

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.203

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.679

Total Worksi

4,957

Total Citationsi

32,974

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Religion; Archeology (arts and humanities); Cultural Studies; History; Linguistics and Language; Religious Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,957

Publisher OrgBrill

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0042-6032 / 1570-0720

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

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2022

2023

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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.

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q2

Cultural StudiesQ2

HistoryQ2

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Religious StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Religion

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesReligious StudiesArcheology (arts and humanities)Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biblical Studies and InterpretationByzantine Studies and HistoryHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesHistorical and Linguistic StudiesClassical Antiquity Studies

Frequently asked questions about Vigiliae Christianae

Is Vigiliae Christianae a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Vigiliae Christianae: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Vigiliae Christianae?

Vigiliae Christianae 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 0.05.

Is Vigiliae Christianae indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Vigiliae Christianae is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Vigiliae Christianae?