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Pharos Journal of Theology

Africa Journals · South Africa · Est. 2020

ISSN2414-3324
SJR Q1Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen 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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.225
H-Indexi
14
SNIPi
0.53
Total Worksi
764
Total Citationsi
1,325
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.74
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Pharos Journal of Theology exists to: publish innovative and transdisciplinary work in Theology and religion fields encourage understanding of different faiths promotes understanding of faith issues in wider society; encourage debate about theology. The Pharos Journal of Theology is an AFRICAJOURNALS publication that provides a forum for discussing theological issues from cross-cultural perspectives. It features relevant articles and in-depth reviews on the latest publications of great interest in the field of Theology to academics, lay people and professional theologians alike. The Journal is an international, progressive, double-blind reviewed journal of scholarship reflecting the history and philosophy of religious thought in all traditions and periods. The scope embraces the History and philosophy of religious thought in all traditions and periods, including: Inter-Faith harmony, Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism ), Systematic Theology, Christian Ethics, Biblical Studies, Church History, New Testament, Old Testament, Pastoral Theology, Religious Education, Propagating faith through Artificial Intelligence, Biblical and Christian Archaeology, Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism, Education and Religion, Liturgics and Spiritual Practice, Eco Theology, Missiology/Gospel and Culture, Comparative Religion and Inter-Faith Studies, Psychology and Faith, Ethnic religions - beliefs associated with particular ethnic groups, Theolinguistic Research in World Religious Studies, Religion and the use of Art, African Traditional Religion (ATR), African Instituted Churches (AIC), Indigenous Religions, Pneumatology, Gospel and Culture, Comparative Religious Studies, Jewish Studies, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Esotericism, Post-Secular Spirituality, Law and Theology, Politics and Theology, The Scriptures of Islam - Qur'an and the Hadiths, Religion and Socio-Cultural Identity, Religion and AI, Religious Consciousness.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2020
Frequency4-5 issues per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications764
Publisher OrgAfricaJournals
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2014
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Africa Journals
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2414-3324
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

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
1
0
2016
1
1
2020
101
405
2021
105
278
2022
173
425
2023
153
282
2024
190
157
2025
126
12
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 StudiesQ1
Archeology (arts and humanities)Q2
PhilosophyQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyReligious StudiesArcheology (arts and humanities)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Christian Theology and MissionContemporary Christian Leadership and EducationReligion, Society, and DevelopmentBiblical Studies and InterpretationPentecostalism and Christianity StudiesIslamic Studies and RadicalismAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesMedia, Religion, Digital CommunicationReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologyReligion, Ecology, and Ethics

Frequently asked questions about Pharos Journal of Theology

Is Pharos Journal of Theology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pharos Journal of 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 Pharos Journal of Theology?

Pharos Journal of Theology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.225.

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

Pharos Journal of Theology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Pharos Journal of Theology?

Pharos Journal of Theology exists to: publish innovative and transdisciplinary work in Theology and religion fields encourage understanding of different faiths promotes understanding of faith issues in wider society; encourage debate about theology. The Pharos Journal of Theology is an AFRICAJOURNALS publication that provides a forum for discussing theological issues from cross-cultural perspectives. It features relevant articles and in-depth reviews on the latest publications of great interest in the field of Theology to academics, lay people and professional theologians alike. The Journal is

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref