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Harvard Theological Review

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1908

ISSN1475-4517

SJR Q2✓ 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

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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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.152

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.095

Total Worksi

4,054

Total Citationsi

30,159

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Religion; Religious Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1908

Frequency3x/year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications4,054

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1475-4517

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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

147

2019

2020

127

2021

100

2022

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.

Religious StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Religion

Scopus Categories

Religious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biblical Studies and InterpretationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringHuman auditory perception and evaluationHistorical and Linguistic StudiesArchaeology and Historical StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsLegal Cases and CommentaryHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics

Frequently asked questions about Harvard Theological Review

Is Harvard Theological Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Harvard Theological Review: 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 Harvard Theological Review?

Harvard Theological Review 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 0.55.

Is Harvard Theological Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Harvard Theological Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Harvard Theological Review?