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Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging

Routledge · United States · Est. 2004

ISSN1552-8030eISSN1552-8049

SJR Q1✓ 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.327

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.489

Total Worksi

618

Total Citationsi

4,019

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging focuses on religion, spirituality, and aging. It covers research in religious studies, social sciences, and life-span and life-course studies.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications618

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1552-8030 / 1552-8049

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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

254

2019

165

2020

166

2021

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 StudiesQ1

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geriatrics & Gerontology

Scopus Categories

Religious StudiesLife-span and Life-course Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologyGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthReligion, Society, and DevelopmentIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingAging and Gerontology ResearchPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesOptimism, Hope, and Well-beingPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionHistory of Medical PracticeReligion and Society Interactions

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging

Is Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging: 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 Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging?

Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging 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 1.00.

Is Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.