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Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN0901-8328eISSN1502-7244

SJR Q3✓ 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

Total90

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 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.11

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

868

Total Citationsi

2,485

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament is dedicated to the scholarly examination of the Hebrew Bible, its historical contexts, and its theological implications. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary research that engages with ancient texts through various methodologies and critical frameworks. Its scope has never been limited to only one position of Old Testament studies.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications868

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0901-8328 / 1502-7244

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ3

Religious StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Religion

Scopus Categories

Religious StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biblical Studies and InterpretationArchaeology and Historical StudiesHistorical and Linguistic StudiesDevelopment, Ethics, and SocietyAncient Near East History

Frequently asked questions about Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament

Is Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament?

Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament 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 0.11.

Is Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.