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The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

University of Akron · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2471-6391eISSN2471-6383
✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
52
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ DOAJ-listed52
Total52
H-Indexi
11
Total Worksi
273
Total Citationsi
621
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.18
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

1. Serve as a hub for knowledge creation in Amish and plain Anabaptist studies through the publishing of fresh, insightful, and thought-provoking research. 3. Provide a focal point for Amish and plain Anabaptist studies while supporting subject-area research in other outlets through critical reviews. 4. Support strong literature reviews that weigh the contributions of relevant past research. (a) theoretical, applied, empirical, humanities-based, and various other knowledge-making approaches (b) about the Amish, Swiss American / Swiss Canadian Mennonites, Low German ("Russian") Mennonites, German Baptists, Apostolic Christians/Nazarenes (Froehlich churches), Hutterites, and the Bruderhof. We also accept manuscripts about related groups from a comparative perspective and when the connection to plain Anabaptist research is clear.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish, German
1st Year Published2013
Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2024)
Total Publications273
Publisher OrgThe Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies Association
OA Since2012
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewEditorial review, Double anonymous peer review
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicensePublisher's own license
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 · 67%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Akron
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2471-6391 / 2471-6383
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Editorial review, Double anonymous peer review
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
Primary language documented?
English, German

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
29
127
2017
16
40
2018
22
16
2019
27
22
2020
26
21
2021
22
12
2022
37
11
2023
17
3
2024

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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Agriculture and Farm SafetyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesReligion and Society InteractionsMormonism, Religion, and HistoryCanadian Identity and HistoryAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsReligion, Society, and DevelopmentLegal Cases and CommentaryAmerican Political and Social DynamicsHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

Is The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 52/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies?

The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.18.

Is The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies?

1. Serve as a hub for knowledge creation in Amish and plain Anabaptist studies through the publishing of fresh, insightful, and thought-provoking research. 3. Provide a focal point for Amish and plain Anabaptist studies while supporting subject-area research in other outlets through critical reviews. 4. Support strong literature reviews that weigh the contributions of relevant past research. (a) theoretical, applied, empirical, humanities-based, and various other knowledge-making approaches (b) about the Amish, Swiss American / Swiss Canadian Mennonites, Low German ("Russian") Mennonites, Germ

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