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Religion

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1971

ISSN1096-1151

SJR Q1✓ 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 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.507

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.48

Total Worksi

3,277

Total Citationsi

19,815

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Religion publishes original scholarly research in the comparative and interdisciplinary study of religion. The journal is committed to the publication of significant, novel research, as well as review symposia, responses, and book reviews. It publishes research related to Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

Annual Volume~ 79 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,277

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1096-1151

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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

129

781

2019

530

2020

471

2021

349

2022

224

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.

HistoryQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Religion

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion and Society InteractionsReligious Studies and Spiritual PracticesReligion, Society, and DevelopmentIndian and Buddhist StudiesBiblical Studies and InterpretationStudy and Philosophy of ReligionAnthropological Studies and InsightsAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsReligious Tourism and SpacesReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology

Frequently asked questions about Religion

Is Religion a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Religion: 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 Religion?

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 0.57.

Is Religion indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Religion is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

Religion

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

General Information

Submission Info

Ethics & Quality

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

Publication & Citation Trend

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Subject Classification

Frequently asked questions about Religion

Is Religion a predatory journal?

What is the impact factor of Religion?

Is Religion indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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