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Church, Communication and Culture

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2016

ISSN2375-3242
SJR Q2Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
33
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total33
Journal Impact Factor
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SJR Score
0.191
H-Index
14
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.471
Total Works
292
Total Citations
1,079
2yr Mean Citedness
0.90
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the intersection of religious faith, particularly Catholicism, with culture, communication, and contemporary societal issues. It examines how religious beliefs and practices are expressed, interpreted, and negotiated in diverse cultural contexts, including through media, art, and personal spirituality. The journal also investigates the dialogue between religious traditions and secular thought, as well as the formation of values and beliefs among different age groups.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
21
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish
1st Year Published2016
Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications292
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
OA Since2015
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~21 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
LOCKSSPorticoLibrary of CongressCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Routledge
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2375-3242
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
LOCKSS, Portico, Library of Congress, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English, Spanish

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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 StudiesQ2
CommunicationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Religious StudiesCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media, Religion, Digital CommunicationReligion and Society InteractionsReligious Tourism and SpacesSocial Media and PoliticsReligious Education and SchoolsCatholicism and Religious StudiesTheology and Canon Law StudiesMedia Studies and CommunicationMisinformation and Its ImpactsCatholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref