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Religion and Development

BRILL · Germany · Est. 2007

ISSN2750-7947eISSN2750-7955

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

246

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines the multifaceted roles of religion and religious communities in addressing global crises and promoting sustainable development. It explores how religious actors, values, and institutions engage with issues such as climate change, poverty, inequality, health, human rights, and peacebuilding. The journal also investigates the intersection of religion with secular development paradigms, interreligious dialogue, and the digital realm.

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General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications92

OA Since2021

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BRILL

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2750-7947 / 2750-7955

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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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2007

2022

136

2023

2024

2025

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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion, Society, and DevelopmentChristian Theology and MissionReligion, Ecology, and EthicsAfrican history and culture analysisReligion and Society InteractionsIslamic Studies and HistoryInternational Development and AidMedia, Religion, Digital CommunicationPentecostalism and Christianity StudiesTourism, Volunteerism, and Development

Frequently asked questions about Religion and Development

Is Religion and Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Religion and Development: 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 Religion and Development?

Religion and Development 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 1.37.

Is Religion and Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Religion and Development is indexed in DOAJ.