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POLITICAL THEOLOGY

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · GB

ISSN1462-317XeISSN1743-1719

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.22

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.698

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Political Theology is an interdisciplinary journal drawing on theology, religious studies, politics, philosophy, ethics, cultural studies, social theory, and economics. It reflects the diversity of religious and theological engagements with public and political life.

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General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 70 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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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 JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1462-317X / 1743-1719

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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

2019

495

2020

102

249

2021

111

203

2022

586

2023

147

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

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Religion

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion and Society InteractionsReligion, Society, and DevelopmentAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsChristian Theology and MissionPolitical Theology and SovereigntyTheological Perspectives and PracticesJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismBiblical Studies and InterpretationHannah Arendt's Political Philosophy

Frequently asked questions about POLITICAL THEOLOGY

Is POLITICAL THEOLOGY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for POLITICAL THEOLOGY: 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 POLITICAL THEOLOGY?

POLITICAL THEOLOGY 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 POLITICAL THEOLOGY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

POLITICAL THEOLOGY is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.