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Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies

Johns Hopkins University Press · United States · Est. 2018

ISSN2574-4968

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

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 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.128

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

223

Total Citationsi

100

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History; Religious Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications223

Publisher OrgThe Orthodox Christian Studies Center

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Johns Hopkins University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2574-4968

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

N/A

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

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2025

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.

HistoryQ3

Religious StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

HistoryReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Byzantine Studies and HistoryReligion and Society InteractionsBiblical Studies and InterpretationArchaeology and Historical StudiesHistorical and Linguistic StudiesHistorical and Religious Studies of RomeReligious Studies and Spiritual PracticesReligious Tourism and SpacesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsTheology and Canon Law Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies

Is Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies?

Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.128.

Is Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies?