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Buddhist-Christian Studies

University of Hawaii Press · United States · Est. 1981

ISSN1527-9472

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.134

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,340

Total Citationsi

5,312

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Religion; History; Religious Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,340

Publisher OrgUniversity of Hawaii Press

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Hawaii Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1527-9472

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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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.

HistoryQ2

Religious StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Religion

Scopus Categories

HistoryReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Indian and Buddhist StudiesChristian Theology and MissionReligion and Society InteractionsChinese history and philosophyReligious Studies and Spiritual PracticesReligion, Society, and DevelopmentReligion, Ecology, and EthicsJapanese History and CultureTheology and Philosophy of EvilBiblical Studies and Interpretation

Frequently asked questions about Buddhist-Christian Studies

Is Buddhist-Christian Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Buddhist-Christian Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Buddhist-Christian Studies?

Buddhist-Christian Studies 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 Buddhist-Christian Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Buddhist-Christian Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Buddhist-Christian Studies?