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Studies in Chinese Religions

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2015

ISSN2372-9988eISSN2372-9996

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ 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 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.123

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.23

Total Worksi

235

Total Citationsi

246

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Studies in Chinese Religions publishes articles on the advanced study of Chinese religions. This includes Buddhism, Christianity, Daoism, Islam, and other religions in China.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications235

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

2372-9988 / 2372-9996

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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

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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 StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Asian StudiesReligion

Scopus Categories

Religious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chinese history and philosophyJapanese History and CultureIndian and Buddhist StudiesVietnamese History and Culture StudiesEurasian Exchange NetworksHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyReligious Studies and Spiritual PracticesReligion and Society InteractionsAnthropological Studies and Insights

Frequently asked questions about Studies in Chinese Religions

Is Studies in Chinese Religions a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Studies in Chinese Religions: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Studies in Chinese Religions?

Studies in Chinese Religions 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 0.08.

Is Studies in Chinese Religions indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Studies in Chinese Religions is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.