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Religion and Theology

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 1985

ISSN1574-3012

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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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)

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SJR Scorei

0.164

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.487

Total Worksi

818

Total Citationsi

2,088

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Religion; Religious Studies; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications818

Publisher OrgBrill

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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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1574-3012

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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

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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

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Religion

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Religious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biblical Studies and InterpretationChristian Theology and MissionReligion, Society, and DevelopmentReligion and Society InteractionsAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesHistorical and Linguistic StudiesPentecostalism and Christianity StudiesArchaeology and Historical StudiesHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices

Frequently asked questions about Religion and Theology

Is Religion and Theology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Religion and Theology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Religion and Theology?

Religion and Theology 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 0.12.

Is Religion and Theology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Religion and Theology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Religion and Theology?