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Social Sciences and Missions

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 2003

ISSN1874-8945

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.112

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SNIP

0.078

Total Works

547

Total Citations

803

2yr Mean Citedness

0.06

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the multifaceted roles and impacts of missionary activities across various historical periods and geographical locations. Articles examine the interactions between missionaries and indigenous populations, the political and economic dimensions of mission work, and the ways in which religious beliefs and practices are interpreted and adapted within local contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications547

Publisher OrgBrill

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Submission Info

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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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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?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1874-8945

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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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

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2025

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 StudiesQ3

Cultural StudiesQ4

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Religion

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural StudiesReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion, Society, and DevelopmentChristian Theology and MissionColonialism, slavery, and tradeGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesAfrican history and culture analysisReligion and Society InteractionsReligious Tourism and SpacesHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderVietnamese History and Culture Studies