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Journal of Religion and Health

Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1961

ISSN1573-6571

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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 (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

244

days submission → published

measured · last 12 articles · accept 216d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.851

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.433

Total Worksi

5,346

Total Citationsi

75,223

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Religion and Health provides a scholarly forum for the discussion of topical themes on both a theoretical and practical level for scholars and professionals of all religious faiths and backgrounds. Takes an eclectic approach to the study of human values, health, and emotional welfare and publishes articles dealing with mental and physical health in relation to religion and spirituality of all kinds. Explores the most contemporary modes of religious and spiritual thought with particular emphasis on their relevance to current medical and psychological research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1961

FrequencyBimonthly, 2014-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,346

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-6571

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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

227

4.4k

2019

169

4.6k

2020

346

5.9k

2021

253

2.8k

2022

249

1.6k

2023

247

970

2024

320

498

2025

182

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.

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q1

Religious StudiesQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthReligion

Scopus Categories

Religious StudiesNursing (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologyGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthReligion, Society, and DevelopmentReligion and Society InteractionsPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesOptimism, Hope, and Well-beingHealth and Wellbeing ResearchWorkplace Spirituality and LeadershipEducation and Islamic StudiesFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Religion and Health

Is Journal of Religion and Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Religion and Health: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Religion and Health?

Journal of Religion and Health 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 1.72.

Is Journal of Religion and Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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