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Journal of Religion and Health

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

ISSN1573-6571
SJR Q1WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.851
H-Indexi
96
SNIPi
1.433
Total Worksi
5,346
Total Citationsi
75,223
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.72
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
2
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
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1573-6571
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
227
4.5k
2019
169
4.7k
2020
345
6k
2021
253
2.9k
2022
249
1.7k
2023
247
1.1k
2024
320
602
2025
224
71
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Religion and Health?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref