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British Journal of Religious Education

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1978

ISSN1740-7931

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.552

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.517

Total Works

1,617

Total Citations

11,815

2yr Mean Citedness

1.04

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The British Journal of Religious Education promotes and reports research and scholarship in religious education and related fields such as values education, spiritual education, and intercultural education as they relate to discussing religion or religious traditions and movements. It also covers the critique of religion and critical thinking in religious education.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

Annual Volume~ 60 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,617

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

1740-7931

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Religious StudiesQ1

EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchReligion

Scopus Categories

Religious StudiesEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religious Education and SchoolsReligion, Society, and DevelopmentReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologyEducation and Islamic StudiesReligion and Society InteractionsJewish Identity and SocietyReligion, Theology, and EducationDiverse Education Studies and ReformsValues and Moral EducationEducation and Character Development