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Review of Religious Research

Sage Publications · United States · Est. 1958

ISSN2211-4866

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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 25% in field

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.548

H-Indexi

115

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.293

Total Worksi

3,258

Total Citationsi

83,908

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Religion; Sociology; Philosophy; Religious Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1958

Annual Volume~ 51 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,258

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sage Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2211-4866

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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

241

2019

498

2020

358

2021

216

2022

1.2k

2023

102

2024

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.

PhilosophyQ1

Religious StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ReligionSociology

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion and Society InteractionsReligion, Society, and DevelopmentReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologyAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsReligious Studies and Spiritual PracticesPentecostalism and Christianity StudiesChristian Theology and MissionBiblical Studies and InterpretationReligious Education and SchoolsReligious Tourism and Spaces

Frequently asked questions about Review of Religious Research

Is Review of Religious Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Review of Religious Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Review of Religious Research?

Review of Religious Research 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 0.86.

Is Review of Religious Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Review of Religious Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Review of Religious Research?