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Religion and American Culture

University of California Press · United States

ISSN1052-1151eISSN1533-8568
SJR Q3WOS A&HCIScopus / 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.117
H-Indexi
25
Total Worksi
747
Total Citationsi
2,571
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Religion and American Culture is a journal that publishes scholarly articles on the history and sociology of religion in the United States. It covers a wide range of topics, including the role of religion in social movements, the development of religious institutions, and the experiences of religious minorities. The journal also features book reviews and essays on current scholarship in the field.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications747
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of California Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1052-1151 / 1533-8568
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
14
88
2018
18
12
2019
18
49
2020
18
30
2021
18
15
2022
18
17
2023
18
1
2024
2
1
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.

Cultural StudiesQ3
Religious StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

HistoryReligion

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

American Constitutional Law and PoliticsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringReligion and Society InteractionsMormonism, Religion, and History

Frequently asked questions about Religion and American Culture

Is Religion and American Culture a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Religion and American Culture: 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 Religion and American Culture?

Religion and American Culture 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.

Is Religion and American Culture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Religion and American Culture is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Religion and American Culture?

Religion and American Culture is a journal that publishes scholarly articles on the history and sociology of religion in the United States. It covers a wide range of topics, including the role of religion in social movements, the development of religious institutions, and the experiences of religious minorities. The journal also features book reviews and essays on current scholarship in the field.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref