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Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies

University of Sheffield · United Kingdom · Est. 2018

eISSN2633-0695
✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Aims & Scope

JIBS is an open access journal based in the Sheffield Centre for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK. We invite cutting edge articles that embody interdisciplinary, social justice-oriented, feminist, queer, and innovative biblical scholarship. We welcome submissions that challenge canonical and/or disciplinary norms and boundaries or that query the field of biblical studies’ relationship to the broader investigation of human religion, culture, and literature.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2018
FrequencyBiannual
StatusActive
Total Publications—
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Sheffield
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Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2633-0695
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Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
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Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
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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)?
DOAJ verified
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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.

Frequently asked questions about Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies

Is Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies: it is indexed in 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 Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies?

Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies?

JIBS is an open access journal based in the Sheffield Centre for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK. We invite cutting edge articles that embody interdisciplinary, social justice-oriented, feminist, queer, and innovative biblical scholarship. We welcome submissions that challenge canonical and/or disciplinary norms and boundaries or that query the field of biblical studies’ relationship to the broader investigation of human religion, culture, and literature.

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