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Journal of Moral Theology

Journal of Moral Theology, Inc. · United States · Est. 2022

ISSN2166-2851eISSN2166-2118

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.181

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.109

Total Worksi

438

Total Citationsi

202

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Moral Theology is an open-access, peer-reviewed, international scholarly journal focused on Catholic moral theology. It features original articles on contemporary issues as well as our deeply rooted tradition of inquiry about the moral life. In addition to articles in the field of moral theology, we also welcome theological treatments of related topics, including, but not limited to, philosophy, economics, political philosophy, psychology, and contemporary culture.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish

1st Year Published2022

FrequencySemiannually

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications438

OA Since2011

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Journal of Moral Theology, Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2166-2851 / 2166-2118

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Spanish

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

2016

2019

2020

2022

122

111

2023

112

2024

105

2025

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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Religious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Christian Theology and MissionReligion, Society, and DevelopmentAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsCatholicism and Religious StudiesTheological Perspectives and PracticesReligious and Theological StudiesReligion and Society InteractionsTheology and Canon Law StudiesTheology and Philosophy of EvilPentecostalism and Christianity Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Moral Theology

Is Journal of Moral Theology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Moral Theology: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Moral Theology?

Journal of Moral Theology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.181.

Is Journal of Moral Theology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Moral Theology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.