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Sociology of Religion

Association for the Sociology of Religion · United States

ISSN1069-4404eISSN1759-8818

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.235

H-Indexi

107

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.793

Total Worksi

2,440

Total Citationsi

55,204

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Religion; Sociology; Religious Studies; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,440

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Association for the Sociology of Religion

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1069-4404 / 1759-8818

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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

890

2019

675

2020

367

2021

125

2022

159

2023

140

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 StudiesQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ReligionSociology

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Religious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion and Society InteractionsReligion, Society, and DevelopmentReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologyAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsReligious Tourism and Spaces

Frequently asked questions about Sociology of Religion

Is Sociology of Religion a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sociology of Religion: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Sociology of Religion?

Sociology 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 1.47.

Is Sociology of Religion indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sociology of Religion is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Sociology of Religion?