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Method and Theory in the Study of Religion

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands

ISSN0943-3058eISSN1570-0682

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.204

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.522

Total Worksi

1,105

Total Citationsi

8,135

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Religion; Religious Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,105

Publisher OrgBrill

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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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?

0943-3058 / 1570-0682

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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

171

2019

137

2020

187

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.

Religious StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Religion

Scopus Categories

Religious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion and Society InteractionsStudy and Philosophy of ReligionReligious Studies and Spiritual PracticesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologyReligion, Society, and DevelopmentBiblical Studies and InterpretationAnthropological Studies and InsightsReligious Education and SchoolsEvolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

Frequently asked questions about Method and Theory in the Study of Religion

Is Method and Theory in the Study of Religion a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Method and Theory in the Study of Religion: 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 Method and Theory in the Study of Religion?

Method and Theory in the 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 0.82.

Is Method and Theory in the Study of Religion indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Method and Theory in the Study of Religion is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Method and Theory in the Study of Religion?