Koers

Koers Association · South Africa · Est. 1935

ISSN2304-8557

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

0.134

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.342

Total Worksi

2,307

Total Citationsi

3,472

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Koers promotes the development of Christian scholarship/science in all fields of science and publishes original (mainly reflective) research contributions with an integrated worldview as foundation. We provide a platform for authors to engage constructively and critically with Christian scholarly/scientific points of view in all fields of science.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish, Afrikaans

1st Year Published1935

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,307

Publisher OrgScriber Editorial Systems

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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✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Koers Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2304-8557

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Afrikaans

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

2019

106

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Religious StudiesQ2

PhilosophyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reformed Theology and GovernanceBiblical Studies and InterpretationLegal Issues in South AfricaChristian Theology and MissionMulticultural Socio-Legal StudiesReligious Education and SchoolsSouth African History and CultureReligion, Society, and DevelopmentDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesReformation and Early Modern Christianity

Frequently asked questions about Koers

Is Koers a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Koers: 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 Koers?

Koers is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.134.

Is Koers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Koers is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.