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Journal of Beliefs and Values

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1984

ISSN1361-7672eISSN1469-9362

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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?

267

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 248d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.509

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.951

Total Worksi

1,387

Total Citationsi

9,147

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Beliefs and Values publishes original research and reviews relevant to theology and religious studies. It also covers fields of inquiry within education and educational research, specifically concerning religious studies.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencyThree Nos. A Year, 2003-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,387

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1361-7672 / 1469-9362

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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

812

2019

407

2020

329

2021

219

2022

256

2023

118

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

EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchReligion

Scopus Categories

Religious StudiesEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religious Education and SchoolsReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologyReligion, Society, and DevelopmentReligion and Society InteractionsEducation and Islamic StudiesBiblical Studies and InterpretationValues and Moral EducationChristian Theology and MissionDiverse Education Studies and ReformsReligious Tourism and Spaces

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Beliefs and Values

Is Journal of Beliefs and Values a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Beliefs and Values: 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 Journal of Beliefs and Values?

Journal of Beliefs and Values 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 1.25.

Is Journal of Beliefs and Values indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Beliefs and Values is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.