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Contemporary Buddhism

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1463-9947eISSN1476-7953

SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.111

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.125

Total Works

488

Total Citations

7,061

2yr Mean Citedness

0.48

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Contemporary Buddhism is an international, interdisciplinary journal that publishes articles on the current and future state of Buddhism. It encourages submissions from the social sciences and humanities, including anthropology, gender studies, and political science, and serves as a critical platform for exploring the multifaceted dimensions of Buddhism in modern contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 13 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications488

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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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?

1463-9947 / 1476-7953

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Religious StudiesQ3

PhilosophyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PhilosophyReligion

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Indian and Buddhist StudiesAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyChinese history and philosophyMindfulness and Compassion InterventionsSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesAnthropological Studies and InsightsVietnamese History and Culture StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationWar, Ethics, and JustificationAsian Studies and History